What does ʻIʻiwi mean?
ʻIʻiwi is a Hawaiian girl name that means the scarlet honeycreeper. The name comes from ʻiʻiwi (Drepanis coccinea). It is pronounced ee-EE-vee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
ʻIʻiwi belongs with other Hawaiian names about bird and fire.
How to pronounce ʻIʻiwi
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in ʻIʻiwi is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. A w after i or e is pronounced like a v. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is ʻIʻiwi a boy or girl name?
ʻIʻiwi is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.