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Hawaiian word · noun

hua

“fruit, egg, offspring”

Say it

HOO-ah

In names

1 names

1 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

What does hua mean in Hawaiian?

Hua is fruit, and by an easy extension an egg, a seed, and a child. It also means a word — the units a sentence bears, as a tree bears fruit, which is why huaʻōlelo is the word for a word.

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

On this site hua is part of 1 names: 1 begin with it, 0 end with it. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning life.

Names that start with hua (1)

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

  • Heaven

    Hualani

    “heavenly fruit, royal offspring”

    Pronounced hoo-ah-LAH-neehua + lani

    Girl

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 hua mean?

Hua means fruit, egg, offspring. Hua is fruit, and by an easy extension an egg, a seed, and a child.

How do you pronounce hua?

HOO-ah. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is hua a Hawaiian name on its own?

Hua is not usually given as a name by itself, but it is part of 1 names on this site, such as Hualani.

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