What does Makaio mean in Hawaiian?
Makaio is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of Matthew. It is pronounced mah-KYE-oh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Makaio belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical and gift.
Matthew in Hawaiian
Makaio is the Hawaiian form of Matthew, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Matthew means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Matthew in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Makaio
Say every vowel. The vowels in Makaio are a as in “father”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Makaio a boy or girl name?
Makaio is listed here as a boy's name. Of the 1,144 U.S. babies given it, 0% were girls and 100% boys.
How often Makaio is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 1,144 U.S. babies named Makaio from 1998 to 2023, all boys. It appears every year from 1998 on. Its peak came in 2021, with 87, and 651 were born from 2014 to 2023. In Hawaiʻi itself, 74 babies born in the state were named Makaio from 2011 to 2021, with a peak of 11 in 2011. 63 were born there from 2012 to 2021.
How well recorded is Makaio?
Makaio has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.