Nohea as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nohea

What is the meaning of the name Nohea ?

The baby name Nohea is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced noh-HAY-ah (IPA: /noʊˈheɪə/).

Nohea is Hawaiian in Origin.

Nohea is a Hawaiian given name taken from the common adjective nohea, meaning “handsome,” “beautiful,” or “lovely,” and also “soft/fine,” as of hair. It is used chiefly for boys but functions as a unisex name in contemporary practice. Pronounced noh-HEH-ah, it carries no ʻokina or kahakō in standard spelling.

In Hawaii the name has longstanding use as both a first and middle name, and it has gained modest visibility beyond the Islands in recent decades alongside wider interest in Hawaiian culture. Hawaiian favors stable spellings, so true variants are rare; instead, extended forms and compounds are typical. A well-known elaboration is Nohealani, literally “heavenly beauty,” with Nohea sometimes used as a short form of such longer names. The meaning aligns Nohea with other Hawaiian aesthetics-based names like Nani (“beautiful”) and Uʻi (“graceful”), making it a concise, positive virtue name with strong cultural roots.