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June · English girl’s name

June in Hawaiian is Iune

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when J became I.

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EW·neh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is June in Hawaiian?

June is Iune in Hawaiian, said EW-neh.

How June became Iune

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in June J became I.

Iune has a page of its own as a Hawaiian given name, with its popularity and the names it is usually paired with.

How to say Iune

Say it EW-neh, leaning on EW, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, u as “oo”, e as in “bet”. The pronunciation guide covers the whole system.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What is June in Hawaiian?

June is Iune in Hawaiian, pronounced EW-neh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Iune?

EW-neh, with the stress on EW.

Why does Iune look so different from June?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In June, J became I.

Is Iune a real Hawaiian name?

Yes, as a borrowed name. Hawaiian families have used Iune since the 1800s, but it is June respelled, not a name built from Hawaiian words.

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