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Hawaiian word · noun

pueo

“Hawaiian short-eared owl”

🐦 Names meaning birdPueo as a name

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poo-EH-oh

In names

1 names

0 girl · 0 boy · 1 unisex

What does pueo mean in Hawaiian?

Pueo is the Hawaiian short-eared owl, one of the most common ʻaumakua, or family guardian spirits, and a protector that is said to lead lost travelers home. Pueo is a unisex name, and it forms Kapueo (the owl), Pueolani (heavenly owl), and Leipueo.

Say it poo-EH-oh. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site pueo is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning bird.

Other names with pueo (1)

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

  • Hawaiian

    Pueo

    “the Hawaiian owl, a guardian spirit”

    Pronounced poo-EH-oh

    Unisex

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

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What does pueo mean?

Pueo means Hawaiian short-eared owl. Pueo is the Hawaiian short-eared owl, one of the most common ʻaumakua, or family guardian spirits, and a protector that is said to lead lost travelers home.

How do you pronounce pueo?

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

Is pueo a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Pueo is used as a unisex name and has its own page. It also forms 0 longer names.

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