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. The vowels in Piʻikea are i as “ee”, e as in “bet”, a as in “father”. 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, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Piʻikea is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Piʻikea, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Piʻikea?
Piʻikea has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.