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Apikalia

Pronounced ah-pee-kah-LEE-ah

“Hawaiian form of Abigail”

Abigail in HawaiianMore girl names

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ah·pee·kah·LEE·ah

5 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Apikalia mean in Hawaiian?

Apikalia is a Hawaiian girl name that means Hawaiian form of Abigail. It is pronounced ah-pee-kah-LEE-ah, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Apikalia belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical and joy.

Abigail in Hawaiian

Apikalia is the Hawaiian form of Abigail, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Abigail means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Abigail in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.

How to pronounce Apikalia

Say every vowel. The vowels in Apikalia are a as in “father”, i as “ee”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Apikalia a boy or girl name?

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

How often Apikalia is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Apikalia?

Apikalia is a recorded Hawaiian form of Abigail, in use in Hawaiian families since the nineteenth century rather than a recent invention.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Apikalia?

ah-pee-kah-LEE-ah, in 5 syllables, with the stress on LEE.

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

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

What does Apikalia mean in Hawaiian?

Hawaiian form of 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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