What does Puahōkū mean in Hawaiian?
Puahōkū is a Hawaiian girl name that means starry flower. The name comes from pua (flower) + hōkū (star). It is pronounced poo-ah-HOH-koo, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
A modern combination of common Hawaiian name elements rather than a traditional name.
Puahōkū belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower, star and sky.
How to pronounce Puahōkū
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Puahōkū a boy or girl name?
Puahōkū is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.