Peter · English boy’s name

Peter in Hawaiian is Pika

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

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PEE·kah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Peter in Hawaiian?

Peter is Pika in Hawaiian, said PEE-kah.

How Peter became Pika

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Peter R fell away, T 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.

Pika 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 Pika

Say it PEE-kah, leaning on PEE, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, a as in “father”. 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 Peter in Hawaiian?

Peter is Pika in Hawaiian, pronounced PEE-kah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Pika?

PEE-kah, with the stress on PEE.

Why does Pika look so different from Peter?

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

Is Pika a real Hawaiian name?

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

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