What does Kekaimalu mean in Hawaiian?
Kekaimalu is a Hawaiian boy name that means the peaceful sea. The name comes from ke (the) + kai (sea) + malu (peaceful). It is pronounced keh-kye-MAH-loo, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kekaimalu belongs with other Hawaiian names about ocean and peace.
The words inside Kekaimalu
kai means sea, seawater and appears in 12 Hawaiian names, among them Kai, Kailani, Kaimana, ʻAukai.
malu means shade, shelter, protection, peace and appears in 5 Hawaiian names, among them Malu, Hoʻomalu, Kamalu, Malulani.
How to pronounce Kekaimalu
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kekaimalu are e as in “bet”, a as in “father”, i as “ee”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kekaimalu a boy or girl name?
Kekaimalu is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kekaimalu is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kekaimalu, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kekaimalu?
Kekaimalu is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.