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Pelekila

Pronounced peh-leh-KEE-lah

“Priscilla”

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peh·leh·KEE·lah

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Pelekila mean in Hawaiian?

Pelekila is a Hawaiian girl name that means Priscilla. The name comes from Perisekila (Priscilla). It is pronounced peh-leh-KEE-lah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Pelekila belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

How to pronounce Pelekila

Say every vowel. The vowels in Pelekila are e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Pelekila a boy or girl name?

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

How often Pelekila is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Pelekila?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Pelekila?

peh-leh-KEE-lah, in 4 syllables, with the stress on KEE.

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

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

What does Pelekila mean in Hawaiian?

Priscilla. It comes from Perisekila (Priscilla).

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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