What does Kalua mean in Hawaiian?
Kalua is a Hawaiian girl name that means earth oven. The name comes from ka (the) + lua (second one, companion, pit). It is pronounced kah-LOO-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Kalua
lua means two, second and appears in 3 Hawaiian names, among them Kailua, Kapalua.
How to pronounce Kalua
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kalua are a as in “father”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kalua a boy or girl name?
Kalua is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kalua is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kalua, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kalua?
Kalua has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.