What does ʻEwa mean in Hawaiian?
ʻEwa is a Hawaiian girl name that means Hawaiian form of חַוָּה. The name comes from borrowed from חַוָּה (Hebrew). It is pronounced EH-vah, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
How to pronounce ʻEwa
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 ʻEwa is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. A w after i or e is pronounced like a v. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is ʻEwa a boy or girl name?
ʻEwa is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.