Message: "My Name." - Behind the Name

My Name.

by Keoma

8/9/2005, 12:00 PM

Okay. I know what my name means here. It's a non gender specific name and means strong of heart. There's a fellow Native woman named Keoma who was painted by an artist, and a town of Keoma in Alberta, CA.
But I've also heard about Keomas Over in Hawaii and Japan. Does any one know about these? Any other places I haven't heard about?
Thanx.

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- Jenna (Jenna R) +3

8/9/2005, 7:11 PM

Keo- is a common prefix in Hawaiian, but it's more likely that the name is Japanese. (Also, pu'uwai is the Hawaiian word for heart.) Keoma could be a corruption of a Japanese name beginning "Ky" or "Ki."

- Mmmmoes +1

8/10/2005, 1:01 PM

I can't find Keoma, but I can find Keona. Keona means gift of GOD in Hawaïan.

Marloes

- Keoma (guest)

8/23/2005, 7:08 PM

Hmmm. Close.

- Keoma (guest)

8/23/2005, 7:08 PM

Yah, it means strong heart in my people's language, so of course it wouldn't be the same in Hawaiian. I was just wondering if my name had other instances in foreign cultures.

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