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Name Hawaii
Gender Feminine
Usage American (Modern, Rare)
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

From the name of the US state, of uncertain origin.
Theories from Proto-Polynesian hawaiki which possibly means place of the gods" or from Proto-Polynesian sawaiki "homeland", or possibly named for Hawaiʻiloa, legendary discoverer of the Hawaiian islands.
Added 4/30/2018 by leoBeyene2002