Kila

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kila"

Hawaiian

Etymology

kila (“high, strong”). Also the spoken form of biblical Sila (“Silas”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.la/, [ˈti.lə]

Proper noun

Kila

  1. (Hawaiian mythology) one of the migrants who sailed from Tahiti to Hawaii; son of Moʻikeha
  2. a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 184, 389
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kila occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 23 men.
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