What does Makala mean in Hawaiian?
Makala is a Hawaiian girl name that means to release, set free, Hawaiian form of Michaela. The name comes from mākala (to loosen). It is pronounced mah-KAH-lah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Makala belongs with other Hawaiian names about freedom.
The words inside Makala
mākala means to loosen, to release.
Michaela in Hawaiian
Makala is the Hawaiian form of Michaela, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Michaela means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Michaela in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Makala
Say every vowel. The vowels in Makala are a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Makala a boy or girl name?
Makala is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Makala is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 3,400 U.S. babies named Makala since 1971, but that spelling is mostly an American name of its own, so the count says little about the Hawaiian name.
How well recorded is Makala?
Makala is a recorded Hawaiian form of Michaela, in use in Hawaiian families since the nineteenth century rather than a recent invention.