What does Hoʻokipa mean in Hawaiian?
Hoʻokipa is a Hawaiian unisex name that means hospitality, to welcome guests. The name comes from hoʻokipa (to entertain). It is pronounced hoh-oh-KEE-pah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Hoʻokipa belongs with other Hawaiian names about love and gentle.
The words inside Hoʻokipa
hoʻokipa means hospitality.
How to pronounce Hoʻokipa
Say every vowel. The vowels in Hoʻokipa are o as in “go”, i as “ee”, a as in “father”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Hoʻokipa is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Hoʻokipa a boy or girl name?
Hoʻokipa is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.
How often Hoʻokipa is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Hoʻokipa, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Hoʻokipa?
Hoʻokipa is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.