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Waiola

Pronounced wye-OH-lah

“water of life”

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Say it

wye·OH·lah

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

Built from

waiwater+olalife

What does Waiola mean in Hawaiian?

Waiola is a Hawaiian girl name that means water of life. The name comes from wai (water) + ola (life). It is pronounced wye-OH-lah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Waiola belongs with other Hawaiian names about water and life.

The words inside Waiola

wai means fresh water and appears in 9 Hawaiian names, among them Wailani, Kawai, Kawailani, Kawaiola.

ola means life, health, well-being and appears in 5 Hawaiian names, among them Keola, Ola, Kawaiola, Keolamau.

How to pronounce Waiola

Say every vowel. The vowels in Waiola are a as in “father”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Waiola a boy or girl name?

Waiola is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.

How often Waiola is given in the U.S.

No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Waiola, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.

How well recorded is Waiola?

Waiola has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Waiola?

wye-OH-lah, in 3 syllables, with the stress on OH.

Is Waiola a girl's or a boy's name?

Waiola is used mainly as a girl name, though Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender and it can be given to any child.

What does Waiola mean in Hawaiian?

water of life. It comes from wai (water) + ola (life).

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

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