Robert · English boy’s name

Robert in Hawaiian is Lopaka

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

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loh·PAH·kah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Robert in Hawaiian?

Robert is Lopaka in Hawaiian, said loh-PAH-kah.

How Robert became Lopaka

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Robert B became P, R became L, 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.

Lopaka 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 Lopaka

Say it loh-PAH-kah, leaning on PAH, sounding every vowel: o as in “go”, 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 Robert in Hawaiian?

Robert is Lopaka in Hawaiian, pronounced loh-PAH-kah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Lopaka?

loh-PAH-kah, with the stress on PAH.

Why does Lopaka look so different from Robert?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Robert, B became P, R became L, T became K, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is Lopaka a real Hawaiian name?

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

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