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Hawaiian Names Meaning Star

Hōkū means star. Polynesian navigators steered by the stars, and names in this group carry that heritage of wayfinding.

Hawaiian Names Meaning Star, with example names

Spotlight · names meaning star

  • Hōkū

    “star”

    hōkū (star)

    HOH-kooUnisex
  • Hōkūlani

    “heavenly star”

    hōkūstar+laniheaven
    hoh-koo-LAH-neeGirl
  • Kahōkū

    “the star”

    kathe+hōkūstar
    kah-HOH-kooUnisex

7 names · 1 girl · 2 boy · 4 unisex

The Hawaiian word for star

These are the words the names below are built from. Each links to a definition and every name that uses it.

  • Star

    Hōkū

    “star”

    Pronounced HOH-koo

    Unisex

  • Star

    Hōkūlani

    “heavenly star”

    Pronounced hoh-koo-LAH-neehōkū + lani

    Girl

  • Star

    Kahōkū

    “the star”

    Pronounced kah-HOH-kooka + hōkū

    Unisex

  • Ocean

    Nāinoa

    “the namesakes, name of navigator Nainoa Thompson”

    Pronounced nye-NOH-ahnā + inoa

    Boy

  • Star

    Hōkūao

    “morning star”

    Pronounced hoh-koo-OWhōkū + ao

    Unisex

  • Star

    Hōkūleʻa

    “star of gladness, the star Arcturus”

    Pronounced hoh-koo-LEH-ahhōkū + leʻa

    Unisex

  • Ocean

    Kealaikahiki

    “the pathway to Tahiti, the channel used by voyagers”

    Pronounced keh-ah-lah-ee-kah-HEE-keeke + ala + i + Kahiki

    Boy

Other meanings

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 Hawaiian girl names mean star?

Hōkūlani (heavenly star).

What Hawaiian boy names mean star?

Nāinoa (the namesakes, name of navigator Nainoa Thompson), Kealaikahiki (the pathway to Tahiti, the channel used by voyagers).