What does Kana mean in Hawaiian?
Kana is a Hawaiian boy name that means legendary stretching hero of Hawaiʻi Island. The name comes from Kana, a demigod who could stretch to the clouds. It is pronounced KAH-nah, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kana belongs with other Hawaiian names about mythology and strength.
How to pronounce Kana
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kana are a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kana a boy or girl name?
Kana is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kana is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 859 U.S. babies named Kana since 1956, but that spelling is also a Japanese name, so the count says little about the Hawaiian name.
How well recorded is Kana?
Kana is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.