What does Kūʻokoʻa mean in Hawaiian?
Kūʻokoʻa is a Hawaiian unisex name that means independent, free. The name comes from kūʻokoʻa (independence). It is pronounced koo-oh-KOH-ah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kūʻokoʻa belongs with other Hawaiian names about freedom.
The words inside Kūʻokoʻa
kūʻokoʻa means independence, freedom.
How to pronounce Kūʻokoʻa
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kūʻokoʻa are u as “oo”, o as in “go”, a as in “father”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kūʻokoʻa is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kūʻokoʻa a boy or girl name?
Kūʻokoʻa is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.
How often Kūʻokoʻa is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kūʻokoʻa, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kūʻokoʻa?
Kūʻokoʻa is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.