Jesse · English boy’s name

Jesse in Hawaiian is Ieke

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when J became I, S became K, the doubled consonant was written once, and a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together.

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ee·EH·keh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Jesse in Hawaiian?

Jesse is Ieke in Hawaiian, said ee-EH-keh.

How Jesse became Ieke

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Jesse J became I, S became K, the doubled consonant was written once, and a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together. Hawaiian never writes a consonant twice, so the pair collapses to one. Hawaiian does not run two consonants together, and every syllable ends on a vowel.

How to say Ieke

Say it ee-EH-keh, leaning on EH, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, e as in “bet”. 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 Jesse in Hawaiian?

Jesse is Ieke in Hawaiian, pronounced ee-EH-keh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Ieke?

ee-EH-keh, with the stress on EH.

Why does Ieke look so different from Jesse?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Jesse, J became I, S became K, the doubled consonant was written once, and a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together.

Is Ieke a real Hawaiian name?

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

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