Patricia · English girl’s name

Patricia in Hawaiian is Pakelekia

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when C became K, R became L, T became K, and a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together.

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pah·keh·leh·KEE·ah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Patricia in Hawaiian?

Patricia is Pakelekia in Hawaiian, said pah-keh-leh-KEE-ah.

How Patricia became Pakelekia

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Patricia C became K, R became L, T became K, and a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together. Hawaiian does not run two consonants together, and every syllable ends on a vowel.

How to say Pakelekia

Say it pah-keh-leh-KEE-ah, leaning on KEE, sounding every vowel: a as in “father”, e as in “bet”, 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

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What is Patricia in Hawaiian?

Patricia is Pakelekia in Hawaiian, pronounced pah-keh-leh-KEE-ah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Pakelekia?

pah-keh-leh-KEE-ah, with the stress on KEE.

Why does Pakelekia look so different from Patricia?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Patricia, C became K, R became L, T became K, and a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together.

Is Pakelekia a real Hawaiian name?

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

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