What does kīlauea mean in Hawaiian?
Kīlauea describes something spewing and spreading widely. It is the name of the most active volcano on earth, and a town and lighthouse on Kauaʻi.
Say it kee-low-EH-ah. 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 kīlauea 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 fire.