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Māhoe

Pronounced mah-HOH-eh

“twin”

māhoe, the Hawaiian wordMore boy names

Say it

mah·HOH·eh

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Māhoe mean in Hawaiian?

Māhoe is a Hawaiian boy name that means twin. The name comes from māhoe (twin). It is pronounced mah-HOH-eh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

The words inside Māhoe

māhoe means twin.

How to pronounce Māhoe

Say every vowel. The vowels in Māhoe are a as in “father”, o as in “go”, e as in “bet”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Māhoe a boy or girl name?

Māhoe is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.

How often Māhoe is given in the U.S.

No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Māhoe, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.

How well recorded is Māhoe?

Māhoe has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Māhoe?

mah-HOH-eh, in 3 syllables, with the stress on HOH.

Is Māhoe a girl's or a boy's name?

Māhoe is used mainly as a boy name, though Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender and it can be given to any child.

What does Māhoe mean in Hawaiian?

twin. It comes from māhoe (twin).

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

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