What does Keoni mean in Hawaiian?
Keoni is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of John. It is pronounced keh-OH-nee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Keoni belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
John in Hawaiian
Keoni is the Hawaiian form of John, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what John means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on John in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Keoni
Say every vowel. The vowels in Keoni are e as in “bet”, o as in “go”, i as “ee”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Keoni a boy or girl name?
Keoni is listed here as a boy's name. Of the 3,373 U.S. babies given it, 10% were girls and 90% boys.
How often Keoni is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 3,373 U.S. babies named Keoni from 1968 to 2023 (343 girls, 3,030 boys). It appears every year from 1968 on. Its peak was 2013, with 125. The 2014 to 2023 total of 987 is fewer than in all earlier years combined. In Hawaiʻi itself, 779 babies born in the state were named Keoni from 1969 to 2021, with a peak of 33 in 1991. 75 were born there from 2012 to 2021.
How well recorded is Keoni?
Keoni has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.