What does Kaʻaukai mean in Hawaiian?
Kaʻaukai is a Hawaiian boy name that means seafarer, one who travels by sea. The name comes from ka (the) + ʻaukai (seafaring). It is pronounced kah-ow-KYE, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kaʻaukai belongs with other Hawaiian names about ocean.
The words inside Kaʻaukai
ʻaukai means seafaring, sailor.
How to pronounce Kaʻaukai
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kaʻaukai are a as in “father”, u as “oo”, i as “ee”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kaʻaukai is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kaʻaukai a boy or girl name?
Kaʻaukai is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kaʻaukai is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kaʻaukai, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kaʻaukai?
Kaʻaukai has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.