What does Hāliʻa mean?
Hāliʻa is a Hawaiian girl name that means fond remembrance of a loved one. The name comes from hāliʻa (sudden remembrance). It is pronounced hah-LEE-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Hāliʻa belongs with other Hawaiian names about love.
How to pronounce Hāliʻa
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Hāliʻa is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Hāliʻa a boy or girl name?
Hāliʻa 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.