What does nuʻu mean in Hawaiian?
Nuʻu is a height or summit, and the raised terrace of a heiau. Kūlia i ka nuʻu — strive for the summit — was Queen Kapiʻolani's motto.
Say it NOO-oo. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a short catch in the voice, like the break in “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site nuʻu is part of 1 names: 1 begin with it, 0 end with it. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning mountain.