The name Koa

[Keanu]

Re: The name Koa

Makes me wanna find a Hawaiian chick fo' make children with.

Lol, they probably don't want to find you.

[Random]

Re: The name Koa

Hawaiian names should be given by Hawaiians to children of Hawaiian ancestry.

Makes me wanna find a Hawaiian chick fo' make children with.

[Keanu]

Re: The name Koa

Hawaiian names are usually given by the eldest member of ones ohana. Hawaiian names are not chosen lightly. The child and the name is synonymous with one another.

Hawaiian names should be given by Hawaiians to children of Hawaiian ancestry.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: The name Koa

Thank you for the proper rules too. I guess I need to learn English too. Sorry.

So if I was to name someone "Koa." Is that ok?

Or should it be "Kekoa" or Ke' Koa?"

Are you are intending to name someone?

[Leo Lakio]

Re: The name Koa

So if I was to name someone "Koa." Is that ok?
Or should it be "Kekoa" or Ke' Koa?"

I've seen "Kekoa" far more often than just "Koa," fwiw. And again, there's no such spelling as Ke` Koa; `okina must be followed by a vowel, so it would not be used preceding a space or the letter K. Hawaiian words don't end in consonants, either (rules, rules, rules - I wonder if it was "easier" when `olelo Hawai`i was an oral language only...?)

[cabanalane]

Re: The name Koa

Thank you for the proper rules too. I guess I need to learn English too. Sorry.

So if I was to name someone "Koa." Is that ok?

Or should it be "Kekoa" or Ke' Koa?"

[Leo Lakio]

Re: The name Koa

Also, should be actually be Ke Koa? or Ke' Koa?

Another general rule to remember: `okina (`) is a consonant, and you never find two consonants next to each other in `olelo Hawai`i, so the ` mark will always be followed by a vowel.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: The name Koa

most words that begin with A E O and K (with many that begin with P) are lead in with "ke". The majority lead in with "ka", and if those words described above start with an 'okina, than they also usually use "ka".

Ke ao the clouds
Ka 'ao the dried food

[cabanalane]

Re: The name Koa

Up more more time.

[cabanalane]

Re: The name Koa

Have a nephew whose name is Kekoa-Ola-Ka-Inoa....means the strong name that lives on.....and he lives up to his name.....

Educate me in Hawaiian Language.

1.) Ke is similar to Ka. Correct? If so, Ke is like "the." So Kekoa is "The Strong." Would Kakoa be the same?

2.) Also, should be actually be Ke Koa? or Ke' Koa? Cause I looked up Kekoa and there isn't such a word.

3.) Is it proper to name someone "Koa" or should it be "Kekoa"?

Mahalo

[Jonah K]

Re: The name Koa

My last name has a "koa" at the end of it.

[Ms_Aloha_Nui]

Re: The name Koa

Have a nephew whose name is Kekoa-Ola-Ka-Inoa....means the strong name that lives on.....and he lives up to his name.....

[achow]

Re: The name Koa

I have a friend by the first name of Koa... He is a songwriter and his CD is entitled Thirsty Life. We attended the same Bible College.

Koa means: brave, bold, fearless, vailant, bravery, and courage.

[EastCoastTropics]

Re: The name Koa

Went to middle/high school with a girl with the last name Koa....

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: The name Koa

part of our connection with our environment is the attribution of human characteristics to those personified in nature. A koa tree is majestic, strong and doesn't fall easily. Hence warrior.