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Haukea

/how-KEH-ah/ FeminineHawaiian

Meaning

Haukea is a feminine name of Hawaiian origin meaning “white snow”.

Haukea pairs the Hawaiian hau, snow or ice, with kea, white, describing the snows that genuinely cap Mauna Kea each winter. It is a reminder that even tropical Hawaii has a word-hoard for the frozen world.

Rare, found almost exclusively in Hawaii.

At a glance

Origin
Hawaiian
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/how-KEH-ah/
Themes
IceSnow

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Questions

  • Haukea is a feminine name of Hawaiian origin meaning “white snow”. Haukea pairs the Hawaiian hau, snow or ice, with kea, white, describing the snows that genuinely cap Mauna Kea each winter.

  • Haukea is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Rare, found almost exclusively in Hawaii.

  • The name Haukea comes from Hawaiian. Haukea pairs the Hawaiian hau, snow or ice, with kea, white, describing the snows that genuinely cap Mauna Kea each winter. It is a reminder that even tropical Hawaii has a word-hoard for the frozen world.

  • Haukea is pronounced how-KEH-ah.

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Names that share this meaning.

  1. Ayaz MasculineTurkish“frost, dry cold”
  2. Boreas MasculineGreek“north wind”
  3. Crystal FeminineGreek“ice, clear ice”
  4. Edur MasculineBasque“snow”
  5. Fuyuko FeminineJapanese“winter child”
  6. Isolde FeminineGermanic“ice battle (probable)”