Jason · English boy’s name

Jason in Hawaiian is Iakona

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when J became I, S became K, and a vowel was added at the end.

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ee·ah·KOH·nah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Jason in Hawaiian?

Jason is Iakona in Hawaiian, said ee-ah-KOH-nah.

How Jason became Iakona

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Jason J became I, S became K, and a vowel was added at the end. A Hawaiian word cannot finish on a consonant, which is where the last vowel comes from.

How to say Iakona

Say it ee-ah-KOH-nah, leaning on KOH, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, a as in “father”, o as in “go”. 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 Jason in Hawaiian?

Jason is Iakona in Hawaiian, pronounced ee-ah-KOH-nah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Iakona?

ee-ah-KOH-nah, with the stress on KOH.

Why does Iakona look so different from Jason?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Jason, J became I, S became K, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is Iakona a real Hawaiian name?

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

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