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Ikaia

Pronounced ee-KYE-ah

“Hawaiian form of Isaiah”

Isaiah in HawaiianMore boy names

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ee·KYE·ah

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Ikaia mean in Hawaiian?

Ikaia is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of Isaiah. The name comes from borrowed from Isaiah. It is pronounced ee-KYE-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Ikaia belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

Isaiah in Hawaiian

Ikaia is the Hawaiian form of Isaiah, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Isaiah means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Isaiah in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.

How to pronounce Ikaia

Say every vowel. The vowels in Ikaia are i as “ee”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Ikaia a boy or girl name?

Ikaia is listed here as a boy's name. Of the 85 U.S. babies given it, 0% were girls and 100% boys.

How often Ikaia is given in the U.S.

Social Security records show 85 U.S. babies named Ikaia from 2012 to 2023, all boys. It appears in 10 of those 12 years. Its peak came in 2021, with 13, and 75 were born from 2014 to 2023. In Hawaiʻi itself, 6 babies born in the state were named Ikaia from 2021 to 2021, with a peak of 6 in 2021. 6 were born there from 2012 to 2021.

How well recorded is Ikaia?

Ikaia is a recorded Hawaiian form of Isaiah, in use in Hawaiian families since the nineteenth century rather than a recent invention.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Ikaia?

ee-KYE-ah, in 3 syllables, with the stress on KYE.

Is Ikaia a girl's or a boy's name?

Ikaia is used mainly as a boy name, though Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender and it can be given to any child.

What does Ikaia mean in Hawaiian?

Hawaiian form of Isaiah. It comes from borrowed from Isaiah.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

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