What does leʻa mean in Hawaiian?
Leʻa is joy, pleasure, and delight, and as an adjective it means clearly or thoroughly. Hōkūleʻa, star of gladness, is the Hawaiian name for Arcturus. Leʻa is a girl's name, and it forms Kaleʻa (the joy), Leʻalani (heavenly joy), and Leileʻa (a lei of joy). Wailea on Maui is the water of Lea, a goddess of canoe builders.
Say it LEH-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 leʻa is part of 5 names: 1 begin with it, 4 end with it. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning joy.