What does Makamae mean in Hawaiian?
Makamae is a Hawaiian girl name that means precious, treasured. The name comes from makamae (precious). It is pronounced mah-kah-MY, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Makamae belongs with other Hawaiian names about love.
The words inside Makamae
makamae means precious, treasure.
How to pronounce Makamae
Say every vowel. The vowels in Makamae are a as in “father”, e as in “bet”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Makamae a boy or girl name?
Makamae is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Makamae is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 11 U.S. babies named Makamae from 2006 to 2023, all girls. It appears in 2 of those 18 years. Its peak was 2006, with 6. The 2014 to 2023 total of 5 is fewer than in all earlier years combined. In Hawaiʻi itself, 10 babies born in the state were named Makamae from 2006 to 2021, with a peak of 5 in 2006. 5 were born there from 2012 to 2021.
How well recorded is Makamae?
Makamae has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.