What does Ulu mean in Hawaiian?
Ulu is a Hawaiian unisex name that means breadfruit, to grow, inspire. The name comes from ulu (breadfruit, growth). It is pronounced OO-loo, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Ulu belongs with other Hawaiian names about tree, nature and hope.
The words inside Ulu
ulu means to grow and appears in 3 Hawaiian names, among them Ululani, Uluwehi.
How to pronounce Ulu
Say every vowel. The vowels in Ulu are u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Ulu a boy or girl name?
Ulu is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.
How often Ulu is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Ulu, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Ulu?
Ulu is built from vocabulary recorded in Pukui–Elbert, the standard Hawaiian dictionary, but it has no entry among documented Hawaiian given names.