What does Nuʻuanu mean in Hawaiian?
Nuʻuanu is a Hawaiian boy name that means height, cool. The name comes from nuʻu (height) + anu (cool). It is pronounced noo-oo-AH-noo, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Nuʻuanu
nuʻu means height, high place.
anu means cool, cold and appears in 3 Hawaiian names, among them Keanu, Anuhea.
How to pronounce Nuʻuanu
Say every vowel. The vowels in Nuʻuanu are u as “oo”, a as in “father”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Nuʻuanu is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Nuʻuanu a boy or girl name?
Nuʻuanu is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Nuʻuanu is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Nuʻuanu, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Nuʻuanu?
Nuʻuanu has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.