Mele

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mele"

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mary. Identical with the Hawaiian word mele (“chant, song”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.le/, [ˈmɛ.lɛ]

Proper noun

Mele

  1. a female given name from English or Hawaiian

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mele occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 87 women and 1 man.
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