What does Pila mean in Hawaiian?
Pila is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of Bill. It is pronounced PEE-lah, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Pila belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
Bill in Hawaiian
Pila is the Hawaiian form of Bill, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Bill means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Bill in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Pila
Say every vowel. The vowels in Pila are i as “ee”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Pila a boy or girl name?
Pila is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Pila is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Pila, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Pila?
Pila has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.