The baby name Hokua is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced hoh-KOO-ah (IPA: /hoˈku.a/).
Hokua is Hawaiian in Origin.
The baby name Hokua is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced hoh-KOO-ah (IPA: /hoˈku.a/).
Hokua is Hawaiian in Origin.
Hokua is a Hawaiian given name drawn from the Hawaiian lexicon; in Hawaiian, hokua refers to the crest or ridge - especially the crest of a wave, the ridge of a mountain, or the nape of the neck. By extension it evokes being on the summit or at the forefront, and carries strong oceanic imagery rooted in Native Hawaiian culture.
As a modern personal name, Hokua is rare but used in Hawai‘i for all genders from the late 20th century onward, and it also appears in place and building names. Spelling practices vary: contemporary English contexts often omit Hawaiian diacritics, and Hokua is typically written without an ‘okina or macron. Informal short forms include Kua; some bearers also answer to Hoku by sound association, though Hōkū is a separate word meaning “star.”
We have no record of Hokua in any national birth registry or name dataset. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.
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