Leo · English boy’s name

Leo in Hawaiian is Leo

Leo needs no changing. Every letter in it already belongs to the Hawaiian alphabet.

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LEH·oh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Leo in Hawaiian?

Leo is Leo in Hawaiian, said LEH-oh.

How Leo became Leo

Leo came through untouched. Every letter in it is already a Hawaiian letter, so there was nothing to swap and nothing to add, which is why the English and Hawaiian spellings match.

Leo is also a Hawaiian word: leo means “voice, sound, tone”.

How to say Leo

Say it LEH-oh, leaning on LEH, sounding every vowel: e as in “bet”, 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

Questions people ask

What is Leo in Hawaiian?

Leo is Leo in Hawaiian, pronounced LEH-oh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Leo?

LEH-oh, with the stress on LEH.

Is Leo a real Hawaiian name?

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

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