What does Kahananui mean in Hawaiian?
Kahananui is a Hawaiian boy name that means the great work. The name comes from ka (the) + hana (work) + nui (big). It is pronounced kah-hah-nah-NOO-ee, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Kahananui
hana means work, activity and appears in 2 Hawaiian names, among them Hanalei.
nui means big, great, important and appears in 4 Hawaiian names, among them Makanui, ʻŌpūnui, Ahonui.
How to pronounce Kahananui
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kahananui are a as in “father”, u as “oo”, i as “ee”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kahananui a boy or girl name?
Kahananui is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kahananui is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kahananui, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kahananui?
Kahananui has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.