What does ʻiu mean in Hawaiian?
ʻIu is a lofty sacredness — high, revered, set apart. ʻIolani, the royal hawk, carries a related sense of height.
Say it EE-oo. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a short catch in the voice, like the break in “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site ʻiu is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning royalty.