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Kahue

Pronounced kah-HOO-eh

“the gourd”

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Say it

kah·HOO·eh

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

Built from

kathe+huegourd

What does Kahue mean in Hawaiian?

Kahue is a Hawaiian boy name that means the gourd. The name comes from ka (the) + hue (gourd). It is pronounced kah-HOO-eh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

The words inside Kahue

hue means gourd.

How to pronounce Kahue

Say every vowel. The vowels in Kahue are a as in “father”, u as “oo”, e as in “bet”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Kahue a boy or girl name?

Kahue is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.

How often Kahue is given in the U.S.

No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kahue, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.

How well recorded is Kahue?

Kahue has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Kahue?

kah-HOO-eh, in 3 syllables, with the stress on HOO.

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

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

What does Kahue mean in Hawaiian?

the gourd. It comes from ka (the) + hue (gourd).

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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