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Kona 1
Gender Masculine
Usage Fijian
Pronounced Pron. Kohnnah  [key]

Meaning & History

"Kona" is the Fijian pronounciation of the Irish name: O'Connor. Originally used as a pet name for half-white children of the O'Connor clan in Fiji amongst friends and family, the name "Kona" now is a proper name by which a local can be called, registered.
Added 4/21/2006 by Walter Taito
Edited 6/17/2011 by Mike C

Kona 2
Gender Feminine
Other Forms FormsKonánguak ("dear woman"; Paamiut/c.1773), Konalik (Kuunalik, "equipped as a woman"; Qeqertarsuaq/1782), Konnane (Kunnana; Nuuk/1743)

Meaning & History

Derived from Old Norse kona meaning "woman" or "wife", a loanword from the Norse period (985-1470) which was later used in the pidgin between European whalers and Greenlanders. The name Kona was common in Southern Greenland and later spread to Western and Northern Greenland.
Added 10/5/2011 by Amara L.
Edited 8/4/2012 by SeaHorse15

Kona 3
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Hawaiian
Pronounced Pron. KONAh  [key]

Meaning & History

Hawaiian word meaning "leewards" corresponding to South West due to Hawaiian tradewinds.
Added 1/29/2013 by anonymous
Edited 11/14/2019 by elbowin and Sofia

Kona 4
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 黄南, 香夏, 香波, 小菜, 小奈, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. KO-NAH  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 黄 (ko) meaning "yellow", 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" or 小 (ko) meaning "small" combined with 南 (na) meaning "south", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 波 (na) meaning "wave", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Added 4/16/2017 by lilolaf
Edited 11/6/2023 by navarretedf, Sofia and lilolaf