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Gloria · English girl’s name

Gloria in Hawaiian is Kololia

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when G became K, R became L, and a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together.

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koh·loh·LEE·ah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Gloria in Hawaiian?

Gloria is Kololia in Hawaiian, said koh-loh-LEE-ah.

How Gloria became Kololia

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Gloria G became K, R became L, and a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together. Hawaiian does not run two consonants together, and every syllable ends on a vowel.

How to say Kololia

Say it koh-loh-LEE-ah, leaning on LEE, sounding every vowel: o as in “go”, i as “ee”, a as in “father”. 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

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What is Gloria in Hawaiian?

Gloria is Kololia in Hawaiian, pronounced koh-loh-LEE-ah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Kololia?

koh-loh-LEE-ah, with the stress on LEE.

Why does Kololia look so different from Gloria?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Gloria, G became K, R became L, and a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together.

Is Kololia a real Hawaiian name?

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

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