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Oliwele

Pronounced oh-lee-VEH-leh

“Hawaiian form of Oliver”

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oh·lee·VEH·leh

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Oliwele mean in Hawaiian?

Oliwele is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of Oliver. It is pronounced oh-lee-VEH-leh, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Oliwele belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

Oliver in Hawaiian

Oliwele is the Hawaiian form of Oliver, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Oliver means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. See your name in Hawaiian for the full list of recorded forms.

How to pronounce Oliwele

Say every vowel. The vowels in Oliwele are o as in “go”, i as “ee”, e as in “bet”. A w after i or e is pronounced like a v. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Oliwele a boy or girl name?

Oliwele is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.

How often Oliwele is given in the U.S.

No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Oliwele, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.

How well recorded is Oliwele?

Oliwele has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Oliwele?

oh-lee-VEH-leh, in 4 syllables, with the stress on VEH.

Is Oliwele a girl's or a boy's name?

Oliwele is used mainly as a boy name, though Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender and it can be given to any child.

What does Oliwele mean in Hawaiian?

Hawaiian form of Oliver.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

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