Gregory · English boy’s name

Gregory in Hawaiian is Kelekolio

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

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keh·leh·koh·LEE·oh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Gregory in Hawaiian?

Gregory is Kelekolio in Hawaiian, said keh-leh-koh-LEE-oh.

How Gregory became Kelekolio

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Gregory G became K, R became L, Y became I, 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.

Kelekolio 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 Kelekolio

Say it keh-leh-koh-LEE-oh, leaning on LEE, 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

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What is Gregory in Hawaiian?

Gregory is Kelekolio in Hawaiian, pronounced keh-leh-koh-LEE-oh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Kelekolio?

keh-leh-koh-LEE-oh, with the stress on LEE.

Why does Kelekolio look so different from Gregory?

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

Is Kelekolio a real Hawaiian name?

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

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