What does Kūpaʻa mean in Hawaiian?
Kūpaʻa is a Hawaiian boy name that means steadfast, loyal, firm. The name comes from kū (to stand) + paʻa (firm). It is pronounced koo-PAH-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kūpaʻa belongs with other Hawaiian names about strength and wisdom.
The words inside Kūpaʻa
kū means to stand, upright and appears in 5 Hawaiian names, among them Kū, Kūpono, Kaʻeokūlani, Kūaliʻi.
paʻa means firm, solid, held fast.
How to pronounce Kūpaʻa
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kūpaʻa are u as “oo”, a as in “father”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kūpaʻa 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 Kūpaʻa a boy or girl name?
Kūpaʻa is listed here as a boy's name. Of the 21 U.S. babies given it, 0% were girls and 100% boys.
How often Kūpaʻa is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 21 U.S. babies named Kūpaʻa from 2007 to 2023, all boys, counted as Kupaa because the records drop the ʻokina and kahakō. It appears in 4 of those 17 years. Its peak came in 2021, with 6, and 16 were born from 2014 to 2023. In Hawaiʻi itself, 16 babies born in the state were named Kūpaʻa from 2007 to 2021, with a peak of 6 in 2021. 11 were born there from 2012 to 2021.
How well recorded is Kūpaʻa?
Kūpaʻa is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.