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Kopaea

Pronounced koh-PYE-ah

“Hawaiian form of Sophia”

Sophia in HawaiianMore girl names

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koh·PYE·ah

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Kopaea mean in Hawaiian?

Kopaea is a Hawaiian girl name that means Hawaiian form of Sophia. It is pronounced koh-PYE-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Kopaea belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

Sophia in Hawaiian

Kopaea is the Hawaiian form of Sophia, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Sophia means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Sophia in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.

How to pronounce Kopaea

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

Is Kopaea a boy or girl name?

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

How often Kopaea is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Kopaea?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Kopaea?

koh-PYE-ah, in 3 syllables, with the stress on PYE.

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

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

What does Kopaea mean in Hawaiian?

Hawaiian form of Sophia.

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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