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ʻApelahama

Pronounced ah-peh-lah-HAH-mah

“Abraham”

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ah·peh·lah·HAH·mah

5 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

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.

ʻApelahama belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

How to pronounce ʻApelahama

Say every vowel. The vowels in ʻApelahama are a as in “father”, e as in “bet”. 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, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.

How often ʻApelahama is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is ʻApelahama?

ʻApelahama has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce ʻApelahama?

ah-peh-lah-HAH-mah, in 5 syllables, with the stress on HAH.

Is ʻApelahama a girl's or a boy's name?

ʻApelahama is used mainly as a boy name, though Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender and it can be given to any child.

What does ʻApelahama mean in Hawaiian?

Abraham. It comes from ʻAberahama (Abraham).

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

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