What does kaunaʻoa mean in Hawaiian?
Kaunaʻoa is a leafless orange vine that grows in tangles over coastal plants. It is the island lei material of Lānaʻi, strung into a bright rope-like lei.
Say it kow-nah-OH-ah. 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 kaunaʻoa 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 flower.