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Kaʻuhane

Pronounced kow-HAH-neh

“the soul, the spirit”

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Say it

kow·HAH·neh

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

Built from

kathe+ʻuhanesoul, spirit

What does Kaʻuhane mean in Hawaiian?

Kaʻuhane is a Hawaiian boy name that means the soul, the spirit. The name comes from ka (the) + ʻuhane (soul, spirit). It is pronounced kow-HAH-neh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

The words inside Kaʻuhane

ʻuhane means soul, spirit.

How to pronounce Kaʻuhane

Say every vowel. The vowels in Kaʻuhane are a as in “father”, u as “oo”, e as in “bet”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kaʻuhane is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Kaʻuhane a boy or girl name?

Kaʻuhane is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.

How often Kaʻuhane is given in the U.S.

No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kaʻuhane, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.

How well recorded is Kaʻuhane?

Kaʻuhane has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Kaʻuhane?

kow-HAH-neh, in 3 syllables, with the stress on HAH.

Is Kaʻuhane a girl's or a boy's name?

Kaʻuhane is used mainly as a boy name, though Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender and it can be given to any child.

What does Kaʻuhane mean in Hawaiian?

the soul, the spirit. It comes from ka (the) + ʻuhane (soul, spirit).

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

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