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Kekipi

Pronounced keh-KEE-pee

“the rebel”

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Say it

keh·KEE·pee

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

Built from

kethe+kipirebel

What does Kekipi mean in Hawaiian?

Kekipi is a Hawaiian boy name that means the rebel. The name comes from ke (the) + kipi (rebel). It is pronounced keh-KEE-pee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Kekipi belongs with other Hawaiian names about strength and freedom.

The words inside Kekipi

kipi means to rebel, a rebel.

How to pronounce Kekipi

Say every vowel. The vowels in Kekipi are e as in “bet”, i as “ee”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Kekipi a boy or girl name?

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

How often Kekipi is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Kekipi?

Kekipi is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Kekipi?

keh-KEE-pee, in 3 syllables, with the stress on KEE.

Is Kekipi a girl's or a boy's name?

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

What does Kekipi mean in Hawaiian?

the rebel. It comes from ke (the) + kipi (rebel).

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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