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Hawaiian word · noun

ua

“rain”

Say it

OO-ah

In names

2 names

2 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

What does ua mean in Hawaiian?

Ua is rain. Hawaiian has dozens of names for particular rains, each tied to a place: the Kanilehua of Hilo, the Tuahine of Mānoa, the Līlīlehua of Pālolo. Rain is a blessing and a sign of a place's fertility, so it is welcome in names: Ualani is heavenly rain, Kaua the rain, Leiua a lei of rain.

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

On this site ua is part of 2 names: 1 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 rain.

Names that start with ua (1)

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

  • Heaven

    Ualani

    “heavenly rain”

    Pronounced oo-ah-LAH-neeua + lani

    Girl

Other names with ua (1)

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

  • Water

    Kauanoe

    “misty rain”

    Pronounced kow-ah-NOH-ehka + ua + noe

    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 ua mean?

Ua means rain. Ua is rain.

How do you pronounce ua?

OO-ah. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is ua a Hawaiian name on its own?

Ua is not usually given as a name by itself, but it is part of 2 names on this site, such as Ualani, Kauanoe.

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