Laura · English girl’s name

Laura in Hawaiian is Lala

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when R became L.

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LAH·lah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Laura in Hawaiian?

Laura is Lala in Hawaiian, said LAH-lah.

How Laura became Lala

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Laura R became L.

How to say Lala

Say it LAH-lah, leaning on LAH, sounding every vowel: 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 Laura in Hawaiian?

Laura is Lala in Hawaiian, pronounced LAH-lah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Lala?

LAH-lah, with the stress on LAH.

Why does Lala look so different from Laura?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Laura, R became L.

Is Lala a real Hawaiian name?

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

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