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Hawaiian word · noun

makana

“gift, present, reward”

🎁 Names meaning giftMakana as a name

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mah-KAH-nah

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2 names

0 girl · 0 boy · 2 unisex

What does makana mean in Hawaiian?

Makana is a gift, a present, or a reward given freely. Makana is used alone as a unisex name for a longed-for child, and it combines as Makanalani (heavenly gift), Kamakana (the gift), and Makanaaloha (gift of love).

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

On this site makana is part of 2 names: 0 begin with it, 1 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 gift.

Names that end in makana (1)

Makana closes the name and colors everything before it.

  • Hawaiian

    Kamakana

    “the gift”

    Pronounced kah-mah-KAH-nahka + makana

    UnisexModern

Other names with makana (1)

Makana sits in the middle of a longer name, or is the whole of it.

  • Hawaiian

    Makana

    “gift, reward”

    Pronounced mah-KAH-nah

    Unisex

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

Questions people ask

What does makana mean?

Makana means gift, present, reward. Makana is a gift, a present, or a reward given freely.

How do you pronounce makana?

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

Is makana a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Makana is used as a unisex name and has its own page. It also forms 1 longer names.

What are some Hawaiian names ending in makana?

Kamakana (the gift).

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