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Pinehaka

Pronounced pee-neh-HAH-kah

“Phinehas”

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pee·neh·HAH·kah

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Pinehaka mean in Hawaiian?

Pinehaka is a Hawaiian boy name that means Phinehas. The name comes from Pinehasa (Phinehas). It is pronounced pee-neh-HAH-kah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Pinehaka belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.

How to pronounce Pinehaka

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

Is Pinehaka a boy or girl name?

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

How often Pinehaka is given in the U.S.

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

How well recorded is Pinehaka?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Pinehaka?

pee-neh-HAH-kah, in 4 syllables, with the stress on HAH.

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

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

What does Pinehaka mean in Hawaiian?

Phinehas. It comes from Pinehasa (Phinehas).

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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