What does Mokihana mean in Hawaiian?
Mokihana is a Hawaiian girl name that means the fragrant berry of Kauaʻi used in lei. The name comes from mokihana (Melicope anisata). It is pronounced moh-kee-HAH-nah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Mokihana belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower and nature.
The words inside Mokihana
mokihana means a fragrant native berry.
How to pronounce Mokihana
Say every vowel. The vowels in Mokihana are o as in “go”, i as “ee”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Mokihana a boy or girl name?
Mokihana is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Mokihana is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Mokihana, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Mokihana?
Mokihana has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.