What does pele mean in Hawaiian?
Pele is lava and volcanic eruption, and it is the name of the goddess who is understood to live in Halemaʻumaʻu at Kīlauea. The two are not separable: an eruption is her activity. Because of that the word is not used lightly, and giving it as a name is a serious matter.
Say it PEH-leh. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site pele 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 fire.