Hawaiian word · adj

pau

“finished, completed”

🏝️ Names meaning earth

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POW

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1 names

1 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

What does pau mean in Hawaiian?

Pau means done, over, used up. It is among the most-used Hawaiian words in everyday speech in Hawaiʻi today, and pau hana — work finished — is the name for the end of the working day.

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

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

Names that start with pau (1)

Pau comes first, and the second word says what kind.

Royal
Pauahi
“the fire is out”
Pronounced pow-AH-heepau + ahi
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 pau mean?

Pau means finished, completed. Pau means done, over, used up.

How do you pronounce pau?

POW. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is pau a Hawaiian name on its own?

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

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