What does Keao mean in Hawaiian?
Keao is a Hawaiian boy name that means the daylight. The name comes from ke (the) + ao (daylight). It is pronounced keh-OW, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Keao belongs with other Hawaiian names about light.
The words inside Keao
ao means daylight, dawn, cloud and appears in 4 Hawaiian names, among them Aolani, Hōkūao, Naʻauao.
How to pronounce Keao
Say every vowel. The vowels in Keao are e as in “bet”, a as in “father”, o as in “go”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Keao a boy or girl name?
Keao is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Keao is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 5 U.S. babies named Keao from 2018 to 2023, all boys. It appears in 1 of those 6 years. Its peak was 2018, with 5. In the Hawaiʻi records it never reaches five births of one sex in a year, the level at which a name is listed.
How well recorded is Keao?
Keao has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.