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Hauʻoli

Pronounced how-OH-lee

“happiness”

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how·OH·lee

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Hauʻoli mean in Hawaiian?

Hauʻoli is a Hawaiian unisex name that means happiness. The name comes from hauʻoli (happiness). It is pronounced how-OH-lee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Hauʻoli belongs with other Hawaiian names about joy.

The words inside Hauʻoli

hauʻoli means happiness, joy.

How to pronounce Hauʻoli

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

Is Hauʻoli a boy or girl name?

Hauʻoli is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.

How often Hauʻoli is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Hauʻoli?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Hauʻoli?

how-OH-lee, in 3 syllables, with the stress on OH.

Is Hauʻoli a girl's or a boy's name?

Hauʻoli is unisex. Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender, and this one is given to both boys and girls.

What does Hauʻoli mean in Hawaiian?

happiness. It comes from hauʻoli (happiness).

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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