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Hawaiian word · noun

naupaka

“a native shrub”

🌺 Names meaning flowerNaupaka as a name

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now-PAH-kah

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1 names

1 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

What does naupaka mean in Hawaiian?

Naupaka is a coastal shrub whose flower looks torn in half, with all its petals on one side. The mountain naupaka carries the other half, and the story of two separated lovers explains why: put together, the two flowers make one whole.

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

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

Other names with naupaka (1)

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

  • Flower

    Naupaka

    “a beach shrub whose half-flowers recall a legend of separated lovers”

    Pronounced now-PAH-kah

    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

Questions people ask

What does naupaka mean?

Naupaka means a native shrub. Naupaka is a coastal shrub whose flower looks torn in half, with all its petals on one side.

How do you pronounce naupaka?

now-PAH-kah. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is naupaka a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Naupaka is used as a girl's name and has its own page. It also forms 0 longer names.

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