Emily · English girl’s name

Emily in Hawaiian is ʻEmele

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when Y fell away.

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eh·MEH·leh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Emily in Hawaiian?

Emily is ʻEmele in Hawaiian, said eh-MEH-leh.

How Emily became ʻEmele

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Emily Y fell away. The ʻokina at the front is a consonant in Hawaiian, the catch in the voice before the first vowel.

ʻEmele has a page of its own as a Hawaiian given name, with its popularity and the names it is usually paired with.

How to say ʻEmele

Say it eh-MEH-leh, leaning on MEH, sounding every vowel: e as in “bet”. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a catch in the voice, the break in the middle of “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the whole system.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What is Emily in Hawaiian?

Emily is ʻEmele in Hawaiian, pronounced eh-MEH-leh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce ʻEmele?

eh-MEH-leh, with the stress on MEH.

Why does ʻEmele look so different from Emily?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Emily, Y fell away.

Is ʻEmele a real Hawaiian name?

Yes, as a borrowed name. Hawaiian families have used ʻEmele since the 1800s, but it is Emily respelled, not a name built from Hawaiian words.

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