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Hawaiian word · noun

ōpū

“cluster, clump”

Also on this page: ʻōpū, “belly; cluster”, a different word spelled with an ʻokina.

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1 names

1 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

What does ōpū mean in Hawaiian?

ʻŌpū is a clump or cluster of plants growing together. A separate word spelled the same way is the belly, where Hawaiian locates feeling.

Say it OH-poo. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held a little longer. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site ōpū 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 nature.

Other names with ōpū (1)

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

  • Royal

    Keōpūolani

    “the gathering of the clouds of heaven”

    Pronounced keh-oh-poo-oh-LAH-neeke + ōpū + o + lani

    Girl

Hawaiian word · noun

ʻōpū “belly; cluster”

ʻŌpū is the belly, and by extension the seat of feeling — Hawaiian locates emotion in the gut rather than the heart. A separate sense is a clump or cluster of plants.

Say it OH-poo. ʻōpū and ōpū are separate words: the ʻokina is a consonant in Hawaiian, so it changes the word as much as any other letter would. ʻōpū on wehewehe.org ↗

Names built from ʻōpū (1)

  • Hawaiian

    ʻŌpūnui

    “belly, big”

    Pronounced oh-poo-NOO-eeʻōpū + nui

    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 is the difference between ōpū and ʻōpū?

Ōpū means cluster, clump. ʻōpū, written with an ʻokina, is a different word meaning belly; cluster. The ʻokina is a consonant in Hawaiian, so the two are no more alike than "at" and "hat" in English.

What does ōpū mean?

Ōpū means cluster, clump. ʻŌpū is a clump or cluster of plants growing together.

How do you pronounce ōpū?

OH-poo. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is ōpū a Hawaiian name on its own?

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

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