What does Kuʻuleialoha mean in Hawaiian?
Kuʻuleialoha is a Hawaiian girl name that means my beloved lei. The name comes from kuʻu (my) + lei (wreath, child) + aloha (love). It is pronounced koo-oo-lay-ah-LOH-hah, with 6 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kuʻuleialoha belongs with other Hawaiian names about love and flower.
Kuʻu, the word that makes a name personal
Kuʻuleialoha begins with kuʻu, an affectionate way of saying my that belongs to songs and endearments. Kuʻu ipo is my sweetheart, kuʻu lei my beloved child. A name that opens with kuʻu is spoken in the parent's own voice.
The rest of the name, lei and aloha, means beloved lei or beloved child, so the whole name is my beloved child. It is long, six syllables, and in daily life it is usually shortened to Kuʻulei.
The words inside Kuʻuleialoha
lei means garland, wreath and appears in 18 Hawaiian names, among them Leilani, Kalei, Leialoha, Hanalei.
aloha means love, affection, compassion and appears in 8 Hawaiian names, among them Kealoha, Leialoha, Aloha, Kaleialoha.
How to pronounce Kuʻuleialoha
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kuʻuleialoha are u as “oo”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, a as in “father”, o as in “go”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kuʻuleialoha is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kuʻuleialoha a boy or girl name?
Kuʻuleialoha is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kuʻuleialoha is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kuʻuleialoha, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kuʻuleialoha?
Kuʻuleialoha has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.