What does Kamala mean in Hawaiian?
Kamala is a Hawaiian girl name that means sunny child. The name comes from Tamara (Tamar) + ka (the) + mala (aching, sour). It is pronounced kah-MAH-lah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kamala belongs with other Hawaiian names about love, sun and light.
How to pronounce Kamala
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kamala a boy or girl name?
Kamala is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.