What does ʻimi mean in Hawaiian?
ʻImi is to look for something with intent. ʻImi naʻauao — seeking enlightenment — is the motto of more than one Hawaiian school.
Say it EE-mee. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a short catch in the voice, like the break in “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site ʻimi 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 wisdom.