What does Waipiʻo mean?
Waipiʻo is a Hawaiian unisex name that means curved water, the sacred valley of Hawaiʻi Island. The name comes from wai (water) + piʻo (arched). It is pronounced wye-PEE-oh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Waipiʻo belongs with other Hawaiian names about water and earth.
How to pronounce Waipiʻo
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 Waipiʻo is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Waipiʻo a boy or girl name?
Waipiʻo is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Waipiʻo is still used for both boys and girls.