Hilo

See also: hilo, hiló, and hilo-

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian Hilo, of uncertain etymology but possibly related to hilo (“to twist”).

Proper noun

Hilo

The largest town on the island of Hawaii, in Hawaii County, Hawaii, located at the eastern corner of the island.

Translations

A large town in Hawaii

Armenian: Հիլո (Hilo)
Finnish: Hilo
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
Greek: Χίλο (Chílo)
Russian: Хи́ло (ru) (Xílo)

See also

Puna District

Anagrams

Holi

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhi.lo/

Proper noun

Hilo (sense 4)

Hilo

(Hawaiian mythology) a Polynesian navigator
the eastern area of the island of Hawaii
Hilo (a town in eastern Hawaii)
first night of new moon in the old Hawaiian calendar
a male given name from Hawaiian, rare today

References

Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Hilo occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 4 women and 10 men.

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