What does Piʻikea mean in Hawaiian?
Piʻikea is a Hawaiian girl name that means the life ascends. The name comes from piʻi<t,to ascend> (the life ascends). It is pronounced pee-ee-KEH-ah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
How to pronounce Piʻikea
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 Piʻikea is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Piʻikea a boy or girl name?
Piʻikea 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.