What does Puaʻāina mean in Hawaiian?
Puaʻāina is a Hawaiian boy name that means of the land flower. The name comes from pua (flower) + ʻāina (land). It is pronounced poo-ah-EYE-nah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
A modern combination of common Hawaiian name elements rather than a traditional name.
Puaʻāina belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower and earth.
How to pronounce Puaʻāina
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 Puaʻāina is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Puaʻāina a boy or girl name?
Puaʻāina is used mainly as a boy's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans masculine.