Hawaiian word · noun, adjective

ehu

“spray, mist; reddish”

🌊 Names meaning ocean ʻEhu as a name

Say it

EH-hoo

In names

3 names

0 girl · 2 boy · 1 unisex

What does ehu mean in Hawaiian?

Ehu is spray, mist, or dust, especially the spray of the sea (ʻehukai), and as an adjective it describes reddish hair. ʻEhukai is the beach at the Banzai Pipeline. Kaehu is the spray, Ehulani heavenly spray, Leiehu a lei of spray.

Say it EH-hoo. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site ehu is part of 3 names: 1 begin with it, 1 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning ocean.

Names that start with ehu (1)

Ehu comes first, and the second word says what kind.

Ocean
Ehukai
“sea spray”
Pronounced eh-hoo-KYEehu + kai
Unisex

Names that end in ehu (1)

Ehu closes the name and colors everything before it.

Ocean
Kaʻehu
“the spray”
Pronounced kah-EH-hooka + ʻehu
Boy

Other names with ehu (1)

Ehu sits in the middle of a longer name, or is the whole of it.

Ocean
ʻEhu
“sea spray, reddish hair”
Pronounced EH-hoo
Boy

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

Questions people ask

What does ehu mean?

Ehu means spray, mist; reddish. Ehu is spray, mist, or dust, especially the spray of the sea (ʻehukai), and as an adjective it describes reddish hair.

How do you pronounce ehu?

EH-hoo. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is ehu a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. ʻEhu is used as a boy's name and has its own page. It also forms 2 longer names.

What are some Hawaiian names ending in ehu?

Kaʻehu (the spray).

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