What does Hoʻomalu mean in Hawaiian?
Hoʻomalu is a Hawaiian unisex name that means to protect, to bring peace. The name comes from hoʻo (to cause) + malu (shelter). It is pronounced hoh-oh-MAH-loo, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Hoʻomalu belongs with other Hawaiian names about peace and strength.
The words inside Hoʻomalu
malu means shade, shelter, protection, peace and appears in 5 Hawaiian names, among them Malu, Kamalu, Kekaimalu, Malulani.
How to pronounce Hoʻomalu
Say every vowel. The vowels in Hoʻomalu are o as in “go”, a as in “father”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Hoʻomalu is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Hoʻomalu a boy or girl name?
Hoʻomalu is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.
How often Hoʻomalu is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Hoʻomalu, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Hoʻomalu?
Hoʻomalu is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.