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Hawaiian word · noun

moku

“island, district; ship”

Say it

MOH-koo

In names

1 names

0 girl · 1 boy · 0 unisex

What does moku mean in Hawaiian?

Moku is an island, and also a district of an island and, in later usage, a ship. Each island was divided into moku, which were divided in turn into ahupuaʻa running from mountain to sea. Kamoku is the island, Mokulani a heavenly island, Leimoku a lei of islands.

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

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

Names that end in moku (1)

Moku closes the name and colors everything before it.

  • “the island chief, the ship of heaven”

    Pronounced kah-lah-nee-MOH-kooka + lani + moku

    Boy

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 moku mean?

Moku means island, district; ship. Moku is an island, and also a district of an island and, in later usage, a ship.

How do you pronounce moku?

MOH-koo. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is moku a Hawaiian name on its own?

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

What are some Hawaiian names ending in moku?

Kalanimoku (the island chief, the ship of heaven).

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