Lisa · English girl’s name

Lisa in Hawaiian is Lika

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when S became K.

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LEE·kah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Lisa in Hawaiian?

Lisa is Lika in Hawaiian, said LEE-kah.

How Lisa became Lika

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Lisa S became K.

How to say Lika

Say it LEE-kah, leaning on LEE, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, 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 Lisa in Hawaiian?

Lisa is Lika in Hawaiian, pronounced LEE-kah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Lika?

LEE-kah, with the stress on LEE.

Why does Lika look so different from Lisa?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Lisa, S became K.

Is Lika a real Hawaiian name?

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

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