ʻEmelē

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Emily.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔe.meˈleː/, [ʔe.mɛˈleː]

Proper noun

ʻEmelē

  1. a female given name from English

References
  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Emele (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women.
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