The baby name Akamu is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KAH-moo (Hawaiian); IPA approx. /əˈkɑːmu/.
Akamu is Hawaiian in Origin.
The baby name Akamu is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-KAH-moo (Hawaiian); IPA approx. /əˈkɑːmu/.
Akamu is Hawaiian in Origin.
Akamu is the Hawaiian form of the Biblical name Adam, ultimately from Hebrew 'adamah, "earth, ground," conveying the sense of "man formed from the soil." Brought into Hawaiian through 19th-century mission work and Bible translation, the name was adapted to local phonology; Hawaiian lacks d, so k is used, and it is often written with the ʻokina as ʻAkamu. The meaning emphasizes human origin and humility.
It appears in kingdom-era baptismal and census records and remains in use in Hawaii today, occasionally as a surname. Related forms include Adam (English, French, Polish), Ādam (Arabic), Adán (Spanish), Adão (Portuguese), Adamo (Italian), Ádám (Hungarian), Adem (Turkish/Bosnian), Aatami (Finnish), and Adomas (Lithuanian); in Polynesia compare Maori Atama and Samoan Atamu. Hawaiian naming customs favor the full name, so diminutives are rare.
Akamu is rarely chosen. We count 13 recorded uses of it across 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
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