Hawaiian word · noun

hilo

“first night of the new moon; to twist”

🌙 Names meaning moon Hilo as a name

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HEE-loh

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1 names

0 girl · 1 boy · 0 unisex

What does hilo mean in Hawaiian?

Hilo is the first night of the new moon in the Hawaiian lunar calendar, and separately the verb to twist or braid a cord. The town on Hawaiʻi Island takes the name.

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

On this site hilo is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning moon.

Other names with hilo (1)

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

Hilo
new moon, to braid or twist
HEE-loh🌙🏝️Boy

Sources

Hawaiian Dictionary, Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert, University of Hawaiʻi Press, 1986. Used for word meanings and spellings.
Place Names of Hawaii, Pukui, Elbert, and Esther T. Mookini, University of Hawaiʻi Press, 1974. Used for island, town, and volcano names.
Nānā i ke Kumu (Look to the Source), Pukui, Haertig, and Lee, Queen Liliʻuokalani Children's Center, 1972. Used for naming customs.
Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (wehewehe.org), Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Used for checking each word against the online dictionary.
Hawaiian given names, Wiktionary category, Creative Commons BY-SA. Used for attested names and gender.
Popular Baby Names by State, U.S. Social Security Administration. Used for popularity.

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Questions people ask

What does hilo mean?

Hilo means first night of the new moon; to twist. Hilo is the first night of the new moon in the Hawaiian lunar calendar, and separately the verb to twist or braid a cord.

How do you pronounce hilo?

HEE-loh. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is hilo a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Hilo is used as a boy's name and has its own page. It also forms 0 longer names.

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