What does Lauaʻe mean in Hawaiian?
Lauaʻe is a Hawaiian girl name that means a fragrant native fern used in lei. The name comes from lauaʻe (Microsorum fern). It is pronounced low-AH-eh, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Lauaʻe belongs with other Hawaiian names about nature and flower.
The words inside Lauaʻe
lauaʻe means a fragrant fern.
How to pronounce Lauaʻe
Say every vowel. The vowels in Lauaʻe are a as in “father”, u as “oo”, e as in “bet”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Lauaʻe is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Lauaʻe a boy or girl name?
Lauaʻe is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Lauaʻe is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Lauaʻe, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Lauaʻe?
Lauaʻe is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.