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Palakiko

Pronounced pah-lah-KEE-koh

“Hawaiian form of Francisco”

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pah·lah·KEE·koh

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Palakiko mean in Hawaiian?

Palakiko is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of Francisco. It is pronounced pah-lah-KEE-koh, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Palakiko belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

Francisco in Hawaiian

Palakiko is the Hawaiian form of Francisco, the Portuguese name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Francisco 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 Palakiko

Say every vowel. The vowels in Palakiko are a as in “father”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Palakiko a boy or girl name?

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

How often Palakiko is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Palakiko?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Palakiko?

pah-lah-KEE-koh, in 4 syllables, with the stress on KEE.

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

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

What does Palakiko mean in Hawaiian?

Hawaiian form of Francisco.

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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