What does ʻApelahama mean in Hawaiian?
ʻApelahama is a Hawaiian boy name that means Abraham. The name comes from ʻAberahama (Abraham). It is pronounced ah-peh-lah-HAH-mah, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
How to pronounce ʻApelahama
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in ʻApelahama is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is ʻApelahama a boy or girl name?
ʻApelahama is used mainly as a boy's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans masculine.