The baby name Ka-Ui is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-oo-EE (approx. /kaˈu.i/).
Ka-Ui is Hawaiian in Origin.
The baby name Ka-Ui is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-oo-EE (approx. /kaˈu.i/).
Ka-Ui is Hawaiian in Origin.
Ka-Ui is a Hawaiian given name formed from ka “the” and u'i “beautiful, handsome, youthful excellence.” Together they mean “the beautiful one,” “the youthful one,” or “excellence,” and the name is used for any gender. It expresses admiration for grace and vitality and aligns with the Hawaiian practice of bestowing virtue names.
Attested in 19th- and early 20th-century Hawaiian Kingdom records and newspapers, the name appears with varying spellings as orthography standardized. Modern forms favor Ka U'i or Kau'i (with the okina before the i), while diacritic-free English variants include Ka-Ui, Ka Ui, and Kaui. Related or extended forms include U'ilani (“heavenly beauty/royal beauty”) and compound names that incorporate u'i as an element. Note that Kaui as a personal name differs from Kaua'i, the island name. Today Ka-Ui remains a rare but culturally rooted choice.
Nothing for Ka-Ui shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.
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