What does Makalika mean in Hawaiian?
Makalika is a Hawaiian girl name that means Hawaiian form of Marguerite. It is pronounced mah-kah-LEE-kah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Makalika belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
Marguerite in Hawaiian
Makalika is the Hawaiian form of Marguerite, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Marguerite means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Marguerite in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Makalika
Say every vowel. The vowels in Makalika are a as in “father”, i as “ee”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Makalika a boy or girl name?
Makalika is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Makalika is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Makalika, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Makalika?
Makalika has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.