Behind the Name: Comments for the name Makena

Comments for MAKENA:

Makena is actually Hawaiian in origin, meaning "abundance".

-- billson808 12/7/2005

A lot of people mistake this name with the Irish surname-turned-given-name Makenna (meaning "Son of Kenneth").

-- Pheadirean 8/22/2006

The name is only for females. It is also common among the Meru, Embu and Mbeere peoples.

-- wikiwaka 9/16/2009

Pronounced Mah KAY Nuh.

-- Anonymous User 10/7/2010

It's certainly better than McKenna, but not a lot. They're too similar, and a lot of ignorant parents will probably be thinking they just named their daughter a "unique" version of McKenna, when they just saddled her with an entirely different name all together.

-- Black_X 7/18/2011

No, this name is for both genders. It is traditionally unisex; the Kikuyu do not interpret 'masculine' and 'feminine' names the way we do. As for famous bearers, actress Helen Hunt has a daughter named Makena, born 2004.

-- Anonymous User 4/7/2013

Actor Taylor Lautner has a younger sister named Makena.

-- mmcurliq42311 5/14/2013

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