What does ʻApela mean in Hawaiian?
ʻApela is a Hawaiian boy name that means Abel. The name comes from ʻAbela (Abel). It is pronounced ah-PEH-lah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
ʻApela belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
How to pronounce ʻApela
Say every vowel. The vowels in ʻApela are a as in “father”, e as in “bet”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in ʻApela is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is ʻApela a boy or girl name?
ʻApela is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often ʻApela is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named ʻApela, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is ʻApela?
ʻApela has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.