What does Punakai mean in Hawaiian?
Punakai is a Hawaiian boy name that means sea spring. The name comes from puna (spring) + kai (sea). It is pronounced poo-nah-KYE, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
A modern combination of common Hawaiian name elements rather than a traditional name.
Punakai belongs with other Hawaiian names about water and ocean.
How to pronounce Punakai
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 Punakai a boy or girl name?
Punakai 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.