Patrick · English boy’s name

Patrick in Hawaiian is Pakelika

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when C became K, R became L, 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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pah·keh·LEE·kah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Patrick in Hawaiian?

Patrick is Pakelika in Hawaiian, said pah-keh-LEE-kah.

How Patrick became Pakelika

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Patrick C became K, R became L, 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 Pakelika

Say it pah-keh-LEE-kah, leaning on LEE, 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 Patrick in Hawaiian?

Patrick is Pakelika in Hawaiian, pronounced pah-keh-LEE-kah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Pakelika?

pah-keh-LEE-kah, with the stress on LEE.

Why does Pakelika look so different from Patrick?

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

Is Pakelika a real Hawaiian name?

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

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