What does Nāhiʻenaʻena mean?
Nāhiʻenaʻena is a Hawaiian girl name that means the raging fires. The name comes from nā (the) + hiʻena (blazing), reduplicated. It is pronounced nah-hee-eh-nah-EH-nah, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Princess and daughter of Kamehameha I.
Nāhiʻenaʻena belongs with other Hawaiian names about royalty and fire.
How to pronounce Nāhiʻenaʻena
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 Nāhiʻenaʻena 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 Nāhiʻenaʻena a boy or girl name?
Nāhiʻenaʻena 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.