What does Hiapo mean in Hawaiian?
Hiapo is a Hawaiian unisex name that means firstborn child. The name comes from hiapo (eldest). It is pronounced hee-AH-poh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Hiapo belongs with other Hawaiian names about gift.
The words inside Hiapo
hiapo means firstborn, eldest.
How to pronounce Hiapo
Say every vowel. The vowels in Hiapo are i as “ee”, a as in “father”, o as in “go”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Hiapo a boy or girl name?
Hiapo is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.
How often Hiapo is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Hiapo, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Hiapo?
Hiapo is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.