What does Moʻo mean in Hawaiian?
Moʻo is a Hawaiian boy name that means supernatural water lizard, lineage, legend. The name comes from moʻo (supernatural water lizard, lineage, legend). It is pronounced MOH-oh, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
How to pronounce Moʻo
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Moʻo is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Moʻo a boy or girl name?
Moʻo is used mainly as a boy's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans masculine.