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.