What does Keleka mean in Hawaiian?
Keleka is a Hawaiian girl name that means Hawaiian form of Theresa. It is pronounced keh-LEH-kah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Keleka belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
Theresa in Hawaiian
Keleka is the Hawaiian form of Theresa, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Theresa means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Theresa in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Keleka
Say every vowel. The vowels in Keleka are e as in “bet”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Keleka a boy or girl name?
Keleka is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Keleka is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Keleka, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Keleka?
Keleka has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.