What does ʻIkaʻaka mean in Hawaiian?
ʻIkaʻaka is a Hawaiian boy name that means Isaac. The name comes from ʻIsaʻaka (Isaac). It is pronounced ee-kah-AH-kah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
ʻIkaʻaka belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
Isaac in Hawaiian
ʻIkaʻaka is the Hawaiian form of Isaac, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Isaac means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Isaac in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce ʻIkaʻaka
Say every vowel. The vowels in ʻIkaʻaka are i as “ee”, a as in “father”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in ʻIkaʻaka is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is ʻIkaʻaka a boy or girl name?
ʻIkaʻaka is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often ʻIkaʻaka is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named ʻIkaʻaka, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is ʻIkaʻaka?
ʻIkaʻaka has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.