Hawaiian word · noun

kalia

“a native tree”

🌴 Names meaning tree Kalia as a name

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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.

Kalia
the kalia tree, modern Hawaiian-style name
kah-LEE-ah🌴🌿Girl

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 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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