What does Pele mean?
Pele is a Hawaiian girl name that means lava, the volcano goddess. The name comes from pele (lava, eruption). It is pronounced PEH-leh, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Pele belongs with other Hawaiian names about fire, mythology and earth.
How to pronounce Pele
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Pele a boy or girl name?
Pele is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.