What does Pueo mean?
Pueo is a Hawaiian unisex name that means the Hawaiian owl, a guardian spirit. The name comes from pueo (short-eared owl). It is pronounced poo-EH-oh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Pueo belongs with other Hawaiian names about bird and mythology.
How to pronounce Pueo
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 Pueo a boy or girl name?
Pueo is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Pueo is still used for both boys and girls.