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Name

Pele

/PEH-leh/ FeminineHawaiian

Meaning

Pele is a feminine name of Hawaiian origin meaning “the volcano goddess”.

Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire who dwells in the crater of Kilauea, shaping the islands with her eruptions; her name is tied to the Hawaiian word for lava and molten rock. In Hawaii the name commands deep respect, and elsewhere it inevitably echoes the Brazilian soccer legend, an entirely unrelated nickname.

At a glance

Origin
Hawaiian
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/PEH-leh/
Themes
FireStrength

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Questions

  • Pele is a feminine name of Hawaiian origin meaning “the volcano goddess”. Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire who dwells in the crater of Kilauea, shaping the islands with her eruptions; her name is tied to the Hawaiian word for lava and molten rock.

  • Pele is traditionally a feminine (girl) name.

  • The name Pele comes from Hawaiian. Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire who dwells in the crater of Kilauea, shaping the islands with her eruptions; her name is tied to the Hawaiian word for lava and molten rock. In Hawaii the name commands deep respect, and elsewhere it inevitably echoes the Brazilian soccer legend, an entirely unrelated nickname.

  • Pele is pronounced PEH-leh.

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