What does ākea mean in Hawaiian?
Ākea is width and openness — a wide expanse, an unobstructed view, and by extension a generous or public disposition. Wākea, the sky father, carries the same root.
Say it AH-keh-ah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held a little longer. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site ākea is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning earth.