ʻAnekalea
The Hawaiian female given name Andrea is expressed as ʻAnekalea.
ʻAnekalea is used as a female given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
Did you know?
- The name can be broken down into parts where Kalea is a common Hawaiian name meaning 'the joyful one'.
- The symbol ʻ at the start of ʻAnekalea is called an ʻokina and represents a glottal stop, which is a full consonant in Hawaiian.
- When writing names in Hawaiian, you cannot have two consonants appearing next to each other, which is why a vowel must be inserted after the 'n'.
Example conversation
Koa and Kiana are looking for a teammate at a gathering.
- KoaAia ʻo ʻAnekalea?Is ʻAnekalea there?
- KianaʻAe, aia ʻo ia ma kēlā ʻaoʻao.Yes, she is over there.
- KoaKe nānā nei au iā ia.I see her now.
- KianaE hele kākou i luna.Let's go up there.
