What does Nanea mean in Hawaiian?
Nanea is a Hawaiian girl name that means relaxed, absorbed, fascinating. The name comes from nanea (at ease). It is pronounced nah-NEH-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Nanea belongs with other Hawaiian names about peace and joy.
The words inside Nanea
nanea means relaxed, absorbed.
How to pronounce Nanea
Say every vowel. The vowels in Nanea are a as in “father”, e as in “bet”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Nanea a boy or girl name?
Nanea is listed here as a girl's name. Of the 211 U.S. babies given it, 100% were girls and 0% boys.
How often Nanea is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 211 U.S. babies named Nanea from 1991 to 2023, all girls. It appears in 22 of those 33 years. Its peak was 2009, with 15. The 2014 to 2023 total of 67 is fewer than in all earlier years combined. In Hawaiʻi itself, 118 babies born in the state were named Nanea from 1994 to 2021, with a peak of 12 in 2009. 25 were born there from 2012 to 2021.
How well recorded is Nanea?
Nanea has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.