ʻEmelia

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Emilia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔe.meˈli.a/, [ʔe.meˈli.jə]

Proper noun

ʻEmelia

  1. a female given name from English

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Emelia (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 14 women.
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