What does Awapuhi mean?
Awapuhi is a Hawaiian girl name that means wild ginger. The name comes from ʻawapuhi (Zingiber zerumbet). It is pronounced ah-vah-POO-hee, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Awapuhi belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower and nature.
How to pronounce Awapuhi
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Awapuhi a boy or girl name?
Awapuhi is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.