What does Kaʻanāʻanā mean in Hawaiian?
Kaʻanāʻanā is a Hawaiian girl name that means the sorcery. The name comes from ka (the) + ʻanāʻanā (black magic). It is pronounced kah-ah-nah-AH-nah, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Kaʻanāʻanā
ʻanāʻanā means sorcery.
How to pronounce Kaʻanāʻanā
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kaʻanāʻanā are a as in “father”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kaʻanāʻanā is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kaʻanāʻanā a boy or girl name?
Kaʻanāʻanā is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kaʻanāʻanā is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kaʻanāʻanā, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kaʻanāʻanā?
Kaʻanāʻanā has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.