Julia · English girl’s name

Julia in Hawaiian is Iulia

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when J became I.

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ew·LEE·ah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Julia in Hawaiian?

Julia is Iulia in Hawaiian, said ew-LEE-ah.

How Julia became Iulia

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Julia J became I.

How to say Iulia

Say it ew-LEE-ah, leaning on LEE, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, u as “oo”, 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 Julia in Hawaiian?

Julia is Iulia in Hawaiian, pronounced ew-LEE-ah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Iulia?

ew-LEE-ah, with the stress on LEE.

Why does Iulia look so different from Julia?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Julia, J became I.

Is Iulia a real Hawaiian name?

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

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