Hawaiian word · noun

hanu

“breath, to breathe”

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HAH-noo

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1 names

0 girl · 0 boy · 1 unisex

What does hanu mean in Hawaiian?

Hanu is breath and the act of breathing. It is close to aho and to hā, the breath that carries the life of a person — the hā in aloha.

Say it HAH-noo. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site hanu 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 life.

Names that end in hanu (1)

Hanu closes the name and colors everything before it.

Hawaiian
Kahanu
“the breath”
Pronounced kah-HAH-nooka + hanu
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

Questions people ask

What does hanu mean?

Hanu means breath, to breathe. Hanu is breath and the act of breathing.

How do you pronounce hanu?

HAH-noo. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is hanu a Hawaiian name on its own?

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

What are some Hawaiian names ending in hanu?

Kahanu (the breath).

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