Rosalie · English girl’s name

Rosalie in Hawaiian is Lokalia

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when R became L, S became K, and the final e became a.

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loh·kah·LEE·ah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Rosalie in Hawaiian?

Rosalie is Lokalia in Hawaiian, said loh-kah-LEE-ah.

How Rosalie became Lokalia

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Rosalie R became L, S became K, and the final e became a.

Lokalia 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 Lokalia

Say it loh-kah-LEE-ah, leaning on LEE, sounding every vowel: o as in “go”, a as in “father”, i as “ee”. 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 Rosalie in Hawaiian?

Rosalie is Lokalia in Hawaiian, pronounced loh-kah-LEE-ah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Lokalia?

loh-kah-LEE-ah, with the stress on LEE.

Why does Lokalia look so different from Rosalie?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Rosalie, R became L, S became K, and the final e became a.

Is Lokalia a real Hawaiian name?

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

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