What does Wiliama mean in Hawaiian?
Wiliama is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of William. It is pronounced wee-lee-AH-mah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Also written Wilama. Wiliama is the spelling recorded in nineteenth-century Hawaiian-language sources.
Wiliama belongs with other Hawaiian names about biblical.
William in Hawaiian
Wiliama is the Hawaiian form of William, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what William means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on William in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Wiliama
Say every vowel. The vowels in Wiliama are i as “ee”, a as in “father”. A w after i or e is pronounced like a v. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Wiliama a boy or girl name?
Wiliama is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Wiliama is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Wiliama, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Wiliama?
Wiliama has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.