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Koleka

Pronounced koh-LEH-kah

“Dorcas”

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koh·LEH·kah

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Koleka mean in Hawaiian?

Koleka is a Hawaiian girl name that means Dorcas. The name comes from Doreka (Dorcas). It is pronounced koh-LEH-kah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Koleka belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

How to pronounce Koleka

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

Is Koleka a boy or girl name?

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

How often Koleka is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Koleka?

Koleka has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Koleka?

koh-LEH-kah, in 3 syllables, with the stress on LEH.

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

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

What does Koleka mean in Hawaiian?

Dorcas. It comes from Doreka (Dorcas).

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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