What does ʻAlapaki mean in Hawaiian?
ʻAlapaki is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of Albert. It is pronounced ah-lah-PAH-kee, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
ʻAlapaki belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
Albert in Hawaiian
ʻAlapaki is the Hawaiian form of Albert, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Albert means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Albert in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce ʻAlapaki
Say every vowel. The vowels in ʻAlapaki are a as in “father”, i as “ee”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in ʻAlapaki is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is ʻAlapaki a boy or girl name?
ʻAlapaki is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often ʻAlapaki is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named ʻAlapaki, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is ʻAlapaki?
ʻAlapaki has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.