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Hawaiian word · adj

lena

“yellow; the light of dawn”

Say it

LEH-nah

In names

1 names

1 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

What does lena mean in Hawaiian?

Lena is yellow, and it covers more than the colour of a flower: it includes the yellowish light of early morning. That second sense is why Pualena reads both as a yellow blossom and as the gold of daybreak.

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

On this site lena is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning light.

Names that end in lena (1)

Lena closes the name and colors everything before it.

  • Flower

    Pualena

    “yellow flower, golden glow”

    Pronounced poo-ah-LEH-nahpua + lena

    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

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What does lena mean?

Lena means yellow; the light of dawn. Lena is yellow, and it covers more than the colour of a flower: it includes the yellowish light of early morning.

How do you pronounce lena?

LEH-nah. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is lena a Hawaiian name on its own?

Lena is not usually given as a name by itself, but it is part of 1 names on this site, such as Pualena.

What are some Hawaiian names ending in lena?

Pualena (yellow flower, golden glow).

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