Kalena

See also: kalena

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + lena (“yellow”).(Yellow was a royal color.) Later also used as a phonetic rendering of the English Karen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈle.na/, [kəˈlɛ.nə]

Proper noun

Kalena

a female given name from Hawaiian or English

References

Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalena occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 5 women and 2 men.
Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State:Kalena was included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 1999, 2003-2004 and 2008.

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