What does Puakukui mean in Hawaiian?
Puakukui is a Hawaiian boy name that means enlightened flower. The name comes from pua (flower) + kukui (candlenut). It is pronounced poo-ah-koo-KOO-ee, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
A modern combination of common Hawaiian name elements rather than a traditional name.
Puakukui belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower, tree and light.
How to pronounce Puakukui
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Puakukui a boy or girl name?
Puakukui 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.