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This section includes first names of Hawaiian origin. Hawaiian names are used primarily by Hawaiian families as a symbol of heritage and pride in an ancient culture that has managed to survive extensive contact with other cultures for 200 years.
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Browse Hawaiian male and female names by alphabetical order to find out the meanings of the names. Click on the first letter of the name you're looking for.
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The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian language which is spoken by about 27,000 speakers in the State of Hawaii, one of the United States, although there are only a few thousand native speakers and the language is endangered.
Hawaii was settled by Polynesians as far back as 300 AD, after which time the language evolved in near isolation until British captain James Cook arrived in 1778. Its closest relatives are the Marquesic languages of French Polynesia, and it is also related to languages spoken on islands throughout the Pacific, including Māori in New Zealand, Samoan, Tagalog in the Philippines, and Malay and Javanese.
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