Hawaiian word · adj

hainā

“cruel, merciless”

🔥 Names meaning fire

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hye-NAH

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1 names

0 girl · 0 boy · 1 unisex

What does hainā mean in Hawaiian?

Hainā is cruelty, and it appears in place names describing harsh conditions — Lahaina on Maui is usually read as the cruel sun.

Say it hye-NAH. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held a little longer. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site hainā is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning fire.

Names that end in hainā (1)

Hainā closes the name and colors everything before it.

Hawaiian
Lahaina
“cruel sun, the old royal capital on Maui”
Pronounced lah-HYE-nahlā + hainā
Unisex

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

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What does hainā mean?

Hainā means cruel, merciless. Hainā is cruelty, and it appears in place names describing harsh conditions — Lahaina on Maui is usually read as the cruel sun..

How do you pronounce hainā?

hye-NAH. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is hainā a Hawaiian name on its own?

Hainā is not usually given as a name by itself, but it is part of 1 names on this site, such as Lahaina.

What are some Hawaiian names ending in hainā?

Lahaina (cruel sun, the old royal capital on Maui).

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