What does Puaua mean in Hawaiian?
Puaua is a Hawaiian girl name that means rainy flower. The name comes from pua (flower) + ua (rain). It is pronounced poo-ah-OO-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
A modern combination of common Hawaiian name elements rather than a traditional name.
Puaua belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower, rain and water.
How to pronounce Puaua
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 Puaua a boy or girl name?
Puaua 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.