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Kilakila

Pronounced kee-lah-KEE-lah

“majestic, tall, strong”

Say it

kee·lah·KEE·lah

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Kilakila mean in Hawaiian?

Kilakila is a Hawaiian boy name that means majestic, tall, strong. The name comes from kilakila (majestic). It is pronounced kee-lah-KEE-lah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Kilakila belongs with other Hawaiian names about strength and mountain.

The words inside Kilakila

kilakila means majestic, imposing.

How to pronounce Kilakila

Say every vowel. The vowels in Kilakila are i as “ee”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Kilakila a boy or girl name?

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

How often Kilakila is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Kilakila?

Kilakila 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 Kilakila?

kee-lah-KEE-lah, in 4 syllables, with the stress on KEE.

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

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

What does Kilakila mean in Hawaiian?

majestic, tall, strong. It comes from kilakila (majestic).

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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