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Kukana

Pronounced koo-KAH-nah

“Susanna”

Susan in HawaiianMore girl names

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koo·KAH·nah

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Kukana mean in Hawaiian?

Kukana is a Hawaiian girl name that means Susanna. The name comes from Susana (Susanna). It is pronounced koo-KAH-nah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Kukana belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

Susan in Hawaiian

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

How to pronounce Kukana

Say every vowel. The vowels in Kukana are u as “oo”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Kukana a boy or girl name?

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

How often Kukana is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Kukana?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Kukana?

koo-KAH-nah, in 3 syllables, with the stress on KAH.

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

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

What does Kukana mean in Hawaiian?

Susanna. It comes from Susana (Susanna).

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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