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ʻApikaʻila

Pronounced ah-pee-KYE-lah

“Abigail”

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ah·pee·KYE·lah

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does ʻApikaʻila mean in Hawaiian?

ʻApikaʻila is a Hawaiian girl name that means Abigail. The name comes from ʻAbigaila (Abigail). It is pronounced ah-pee-KYE-lah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

ʻApikaʻila belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

How to pronounce ʻApikaʻila

Say every vowel. The vowels in ʻApikaʻila are a as in “father”, i as “ee”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in ʻApikaʻila is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is ʻApikaʻila a boy or girl name?

ʻApikaʻila is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.

How often ʻApikaʻila is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is ʻApikaʻila?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce ʻApikaʻila?

ah-pee-KYE-lah, in 4 syllables, with the stress on KYE.

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

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

What does ʻApikaʻila mean in Hawaiian?

Abigail. It comes from ʻAbigaila (Abigail).

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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