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Hawaiian word · verb

hāweo

“to glow, to shine”

Say it

HAH-veh-oh

In names

1 names

0 girl · 0 boy · 1 unisex

What does hāweo mean in Hawaiian?

Hāweo is a steady glow rather than a flash — the light of something warm seen at a distance.

Say it HAH-veh-oh. 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 hāweo is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning light.

Other names with hāweo (1)

Hāweo sits in the middle of a longer name, or is the whole of it.

  • Light

    Hāweo

    “glowing, radiant”

    Pronounced HAH-veh-oh

    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 hāweo mean?

Hāweo means to glow, to shine. Hāweo is a steady glow rather than a flash — the light of something warm seen at a distance..

How do you pronounce hāweo?

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

Is hāweo a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Hāweo is used as a unisex name and has its own page. It also forms 0 longer names.

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