What does Loka mean in Hawaiian?
Loka is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of Rosa. It is pronounced LOH-kah, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Loka belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
Rosa in Hawaiian
Loka is the Hawaiian form of Rosa, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Rosa means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Rosa in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Loka
Say every vowel. The vowels in Loka are o as in “go”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Loka a boy or girl name?
Loka is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Loka is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Loka, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Loka?
Loka has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.