Martin · English boy’s name

Martin in Hawaiian is Makini

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when R fell away, T became K, a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together, and a vowel was added at the end.

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mah·KEE·nee

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Martin in Hawaiian?

Martin is Makini in Hawaiian, said mah-KEE-nee.

How Martin became Makini

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Martin R fell away, T became K, a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together, and a vowel was added at the end. Hawaiian does not run two consonants together, and every syllable ends on a vowel. A Hawaiian word cannot finish on a consonant, which is where the last vowel comes from.

How to say Makini

Say it mah-KEE-nee, leaning on KEE, sounding every vowel: a as in “father”, i as “ee”. 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 Martin in Hawaiian?

Martin is Makini in Hawaiian, pronounced mah-KEE-nee. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Makini?

mah-KEE-nee, with the stress on KEE.

Why does Makini look so different from Martin?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Martin, R fell away, T became K, a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is Makini a real Hawaiian name?

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

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