Hawaiian word · adj

wela

“hot, heat”

🔥 Names meaning fire

Say it

VEH-lah

In names

1 names

0 girl · 0 boy · 1 unisex

What does wela mean in Hawaiian?

Wela is heat — of the sun, of fire, of a fever. Lahaina on Maui was described with related words for the same reason.

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

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

Names that end in wela (1)

Wela closes the name and colors everything before it.

Nature
Kauwela
“summer, the warm season”
Pronounced kow-VEH-lahkau + wela
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

Questions people ask

What does wela mean?

Wela means hot, heat. Wela is heat — of the sun, of fire, of a fever.

How do you pronounce wela?

VEH-lah. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is wela a Hawaiian name on its own?

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

What are some Hawaiian names ending in wela?

Kauwela (summer, the warm season).

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