Rose · English girl’s name

Rose in Hawaiian is Loke

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when R became L, and S became K.

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LOH·keh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Rose in Hawaiian?

Rose is Loke in Hawaiian, said LOH-keh.

How Rose became Loke

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Rose R became L, and S became K.

Loke has a page of its own as a Hawaiian given name, with its popularity and the names it is usually paired with.

Loke is also a Hawaiian word: loke means “rose”.

How to say Loke

Say it LOH-keh, leaning on LOH, sounding every vowel: o as in “go”, e as in “bet”. 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 Rose in Hawaiian?

Rose is Loke in Hawaiian, pronounced LOH-keh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Loke?

LOH-keh, with the stress on LOH.

Why does Loke look so different from Rose?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Rose, R became L, and S became K.

Is Loke a real Hawaiian name?

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

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