What does puna mean in Hawaiian?
Puna is a spring of fresh water and also coral and lime. The district of Puna on Hawaiʻi island is named for its springs. Kapuna is the spring, Punalani a heavenly spring, Punakai a spring by the sea. Kupuna, grandparent or ancestor, is a related word meaning source.
Say it POO-nah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site puna is part of 10 names: 5 begin with it, 5 end with it. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning water.