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Kekona

Pronounced keh-KOH-nah

“second, second-born”

Say it

keh·KOH·nah

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Kekona mean in Hawaiian?

Kekona is a Hawaiian unisex name that means second, second-born. The name comes from kekona (second). It is pronounced keh-KOH-nah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

The words inside Kekona

kekona means second.

How to pronounce Kekona

Say every vowel. The vowels in Kekona are e as in “bet”, o as in “go”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Kekona a boy or girl name?

Kekona is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.

How often Kekona is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Kekona?

Kekona 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 Kekona?

keh-KOH-nah, in 3 syllables, with the stress on KOH.

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

Kekona is unisex. Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender, and this one is given to both boys and girls.

What does Kekona mean in Hawaiian?

second, second-born. It comes from kekona (second).

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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