What does Paʻahana mean?
Paʻahana is a Hawaiian unisex name that means industrious, hard-working. The name comes from paʻahana (busy at work). It is pronounced pah-ah-HAH-nah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Paʻahana belongs with other Hawaiian names about strength.
How to pronounce Paʻahana
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 Paʻahana is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Paʻahana a boy or girl name?
Paʻahana is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Paʻahana is still used for both boys and girls.