Oscar · English boy’s name

Oscar in Hawaiian is ʻOke

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when C became K, R fell away, S became K, and a vowel was added at the end.

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OH·keh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Oscar in Hawaiian?

Oscar is ʻOke in Hawaiian, said OH-keh.

How Oscar became ʻOke

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Oscar C became K, R fell away, S became K, and a vowel was added at the end. A Hawaiian word cannot finish on a consonant, which is where the last vowel comes from. The ʻokina at the front is a consonant in Hawaiian, the catch in the voice before the first vowel.

ʻOke has a page of its own as a Hawaiian given name, with its popularity and the names it is usually paired with.

How to say ʻOke

Say it OH-keh, leaning on OH, sounding every vowel: o as in “go”, e as in “bet”. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a catch in the voice, the break in the middle of “uh-oh”. 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 Oscar in Hawaiian?

Oscar is ʻOke in Hawaiian, pronounced OH-keh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce ʻOke?

OH-keh, with the stress on OH.

Why does ʻOke look so different from Oscar?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Oscar, C became K, R fell away, S became K, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is ʻOke a real Hawaiian name?

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

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