What does Keawe mean?
Keawe is a Hawaiian boy name that means the strand of a lei, an ancient chiefly name of Hawaiʻi Island. The name comes from ke (the) + awe (strand). It is pronounced keh-AH-veh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Keawe belongs with other Hawaiian names about royalty.
How to pronounce Keawe
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. A w after i or e is pronounced like a v. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Keawe a boy or girl name?
Keawe is used mainly as a boy's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans masculine.