What does Koa mean?
Koa is a Hawaiian boy name that means brave, bold, fearless, the koa tree. The name comes from koa (warrior, brave, the koa hardwood). It is pronounced KOH-ah, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Koa belongs with other Hawaiian names about strength, warrior and tree.
How to pronounce Koa
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 Koa a boy or girl name?
Koa 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.