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Kahula

Pronounced kah-HOO-lah

“the dance, the hula”

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kah·HOO·lah

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Kahula mean in Hawaiian?

Kahula is a Hawaiian girl name that means the dance, the hula. The name comes from ka (the) + hula. It is pronounced kah-HOO-lah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Kahula belongs with other Hawaiian names about music.

How to pronounce Kahula

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

Is Kahula a boy or girl name?

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

How often Kahula is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Kahula?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Kahula?

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

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

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

What does Kahula mean in Hawaiian?

the dance, the hula. It comes from ka (the) + hula.

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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