What does Kalawaiʻa mean in Hawaiian?
Kalawaiʻa is a Hawaiian boy name that means the fisherman. The name comes from ka (the) + lawaiʻa (fisherman). It is pronounced kah-lah-WYE-ah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Kalawaiʻa
lawaiʻa means fisherman, to fish.
How to pronounce Kalawaiʻa
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kalawaiʻa are a as in “father”, i as “ee”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kalawaiʻa is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kalawaiʻa a boy or girl name?
Kalawaiʻa is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kalawaiʻa is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kalawaiʻa, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kalawaiʻa?
Kalawaiʻa has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.