What does Honu mean?
Honu is a Hawaiian unisex name that means green sea turtle. The name comes from honu (turtle). It is pronounced HOH-noo, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Honu belongs with other Hawaiian names about ocean and nature.
How to pronounce Honu
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Honu a boy or girl name?
Honu is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Honu is still used for both boys and girls.