What does Kalama mean in Hawaiian?
Kalama is a Hawaiian unisex name that means the torch, the flaming light. The name comes from ka (the) + lama (torch). It is pronounced kah-LAH-mah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kalama belongs with other Hawaiian names about light and fire.
The words inside Kalama
lama means torch, light and appears in 2 Hawaiian names, among them Uilama.
How to pronounce Kalama
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kalama are a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kalama a boy or girl name?
Kalama is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.
How often Kalama is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kalama, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kalama?
Kalama has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.