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Hawaiian word · noun

kalia

“a native tree”

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kah-LEE-ah

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1 names

1 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

What does kalia mean in Hawaiian?

Kalia is a native forest tree, Elaeocarpus bifidus, found in the wet uplands. Kalia is also a district of Waikīkī, named for the tree.

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

On this site kalia 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 tree.

Other names with kalia (1)

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

  • Nature

    Kalia

    “the kalia tree, modern Hawaiian-style name”

    Pronounced kah-LEE-ah

    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 kalia mean?

Kalia means a native tree. Kalia is a native forest tree, Elaeocarpus bifidus, found in the wet uplands.

How do you pronounce kalia?

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

Is kalia a Hawaiian name on its own?

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

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