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Solomon · English boy’s name

Solomon in Hawaiian is Kolomona

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

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koh·loh·MOH·nah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Solomon in Hawaiian?

Solomon is Kolomona in Hawaiian, said koh-loh-MOH-nah.

How Solomon became Kolomona

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Solomon S 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.

Kolomona 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 Kolomona

Say it koh-loh-MOH-nah, leaning on MOH, 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 Solomon in Hawaiian?

Solomon is Kolomona in Hawaiian, pronounced koh-loh-MOH-nah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Kolomona?

koh-loh-MOH-nah, with the stress on MOH.

Why does Kolomona look so different from Solomon?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Solomon, S became K, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is Kolomona a real Hawaiian name?

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

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