What does Lāʻau mean?
Lāʻau is a Hawaiian boy name that means tree, wood, medicine. The name comes from lāʻau (plant, medicine). It is pronounced LAH-ow, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Lāʻau belongs with other Hawaiian names about tree and healing.
How to pronounce Lāʻau
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 Lāʻau 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 Lāʻau a boy or girl name?
Lāʻau 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.