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Hawaiian word · verb

kahiau

“to give generously”

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kah-hee-OW

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1 names

0 girl · 0 boy · 1 unisex

What does kahiau mean in Hawaiian?

Kahiau is giving wholeheartedly without expecting anything back, and without making the recipient feel indebted. It is one of the words Hawaiian keeps that English has no single equivalent for.

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

On this site kahiau is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning gift.

Other names with kahiau (1)

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

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    Kahiau

    “to give generously without expecting return”

    Pronounced kah-hee-OW

    Unisex

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

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What does kahiau mean?

Kahiau means to give generously. Kahiau is giving wholeheartedly without expecting anything back, and without making the recipient feel indebted.

How do you pronounce kahiau?

kah-hee-OW. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is kahiau a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Kahiau is used as a unisex name and has its own page. It also forms 0 longer names.

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