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Pika

Pronounced PEE-kah

“Hawaiian form of Peter”

Peter in HawaiianMore boy names

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PEE·kah

2 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Pika mean in Hawaiian?

Pika is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of Peter. It is pronounced PEE-kah, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Pika belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical and strength.

Peter in Hawaiian

Pika is the Hawaiian form of Peter, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Peter means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Peter in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.

How to pronounce Pika

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

Is Pika a boy or girl name?

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

How often Pika is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Pika?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Pika?

PEE-kah, in 2 syllables, with the stress on PEE.

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

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

What does Pika mean in Hawaiian?

Hawaiian form of Peter.

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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