What does Kapeliela mean in Hawaiian?
Kapeliela is a Hawaiian boy name that means Gabriel. The name comes from Gaberiela (Gabriel). It is pronounced kah-peh-lee-EH-lah, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kapeliela belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
Gabriel in Hawaiian
Kapeliela is the Hawaiian form of Gabriel, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Gabriel means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Gabriel in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Kapeliela
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kapeliela are a as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kapeliela a boy or girl name?
Kapeliela is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kapeliela is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kapeliela, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kapeliela?
Kapeliela has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.