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Ānuenue

Pronounced ah-noo-eh-NOO-eh

“rainbow”

Say it

ah·noo·eh·NOO·eh

5 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Ānuenue mean in Hawaiian?

Ānuenue is a Hawaiian unisex name that means rainbow. The name comes from ānuenue (rainbow). It is pronounced ah-noo-eh-NOO-eh, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Ānuenue belongs with other Hawaiian names about sky, light and rain.

The words inside Ānuenue

ānuenue means rainbow and appears in 2 Hawaiian names, among them Keanuenue.

How to pronounce Ānuenue

Say every vowel. The vowels in Ānuenue are a as in “father”, u as “oo”, e as in “bet”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Ānuenue a boy or girl name?

Ānuenue is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.

How often Ānuenue is given in the U.S.

No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Ānuenue, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.

How well recorded is Ānuenue?

Ānuenue is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Ānuenue?

ah-noo-eh-NOO-eh, in 5 syllables, with the stress on NOO.

Is Ānuenue a girl's or a boy's name?

Ānuenue is unisex. Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender, and this one is given to both boys and girls.

What does Ānuenue mean in Hawaiian?

rainbow. It comes from ānuenue (rainbow).

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

Names like Ānuenue

  • “the rainbow”

    Pronounced keh-ah-noo-eh-NOO-ehke + ānuenue

    Unisex
  • Star

    Hōkū

    “star”

    Pronounced HOH-koo

    Unisex
  • Light

    Alaula

    “light of early dawn, sunset glow”

    Pronounced ah-lah-OO-lah

    Girl
  • “bright sky, heavenly brightness”

    Pronounced ah-loh-hee-LAH-neealohi + lani

    Girl
  • “the star”

    Pronounced kah-HOH-kooka + hōkū

    Unisex
  • “morning star”

    Pronounced hoh-koo-OWhōkū + ao

    Unisex
  • Sky

    Uila

    “lightning”

    Pronounced oo-EE-lah

    Unisex
  • Moon

    Mahina

    “moon, moonlight”

    Pronounced mah-HEE-nah

    Girl
  • “the clear sky, the white heaven”

    Pronounced keh-ah-LAH-neekea + lani

    Girl