What does Nāmaka mean in Hawaiian?
Nāmaka is a Hawaiian girl name that means the eyes, sea goddess, sister of Pele. The name comes from nā (the) + maka (eyes). It is pronounced NAH-mah-kah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Nāmaka belongs with other Hawaiian names about ocean and mythology.
The words inside Nāmaka
maka means eye, face and appears in 5 Hawaiian names, among them Kamaka, Makanui, Kaleikaumaka, Maka.
How to pronounce Nāmaka
Say every vowel. The vowels in Nāmaka are a as in “father”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Nāmaka a boy or girl name?
Nāmaka is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Nāmaka is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Nāmaka, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Nāmaka?
Nāmaka has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.