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Paul · English boy’s name

Paul in Hawaiian is Paulo

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when a vowel was added at the end.

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POW·loh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Paul in Hawaiian?

Paul is Paulo in Hawaiian, said POW-loh.

How Paul became Paulo

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Paul a vowel was added at the end. A Hawaiian word cannot finish on a consonant, which is where the last vowel comes from.

How to say Paulo

Say it POW-loh, leaning on POW, sounding every vowel: a as in “father”, u as “oo”, o as in “go”. 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 Paul in Hawaiian?

Paul is Paulo in Hawaiian, pronounced POW-loh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Paulo?

POW-loh, with the stress on POW.

Why does Paulo look so different from Paul?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Paul, a vowel was added at the end.

Is Paulo a real Hawaiian name?

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

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