What does kona mean in Hawaiian?
Kona is the leeward side of an island — the dry, sheltered side away from the trade winds. It is also the name of the wind that blows from that quarter, bringing the storms that arrive out of season.
Say it KOH-nah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site kona 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 wind.