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George · English boy’s name

George in Hawaiian is Keoki

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when G became K, R fell away, and the final e became i.

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keh·OH·kee

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is George in Hawaiian?

George is Keoki in Hawaiian, said keh-OH-kee.

How George became Keoki

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in George G became K, R fell away, and the final e became i.

Keoki 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 Keoki

Say it keh-OH-kee, leaning on OH, sounding every vowel: e as in “bet”, o as in “go”, i as “ee”. 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 George in Hawaiian?

George is Keoki in Hawaiian, pronounced keh-OH-kee. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Keoki?

keh-OH-kee, with the stress on OH.

Why does Keoki look so different from George?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In George, G became K, R fell away, and the final e became i.

Is Keoki a real Hawaiian name?

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

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