Name
Kalama
Meaning
Kalama is a feminine name of Hawaiian origin meaning “the flaming torch”.
Kalama means the torch or the flame in Hawaiian and was borne by a nineteenth-century queen consort of Hawaii, wife of Kamehameha III. The name is used for both sexes in the islands and survives on the mainland mostly as a place and surname, leaving the given name fresh.
At a glance
- Origin
- Hawaiian
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /kah-LAH-mah/
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Questions
Kalama is a feminine name of Hawaiian origin meaning “the flaming torch”. Kalama means the torch or the flame in Hawaiian and was borne by a nineteenth-century queen consort of Hawaii, wife of Kamehameha III.
Kalama is traditionally a feminine (girl) name.
The name Kalama comes from Hawaiian. Kalama means the torch or the flame in Hawaiian and was borne by a nineteenth-century queen consort of Hawaii, wife of Kamehameha III. The name is used for both sexes in the islands and survives on the mainland mostly as a place and surname, leaving the given name fresh.
Kalama is pronounced kah-LAH-mah.
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