Ioredāne
/i.o.leˈkaː.ne/
Ioredāne is the Hawaiian way to say Jordan (the country).
Meaning: country (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 5 syllables, with the stress on the 4th syllable. It is pronounced /i.o.leˈkaː.ne/.
Did you know?
- In Hawaiian, the letter 'r' does not exist in the alphabet, so when the name 'Jordan' was adapted, the 'r' sound was mapped to the Hawaiian l.
- In traditional Hawaiian writing systems before the Latin alphabet, names like Ioredāne would have been recorded through oral transmission and mnemonic devices rather than spelling.
- The initial io in Ioredāne serves as a prosthetic vowel, a common Hawaiian technique used to prevent a word from starting with a consonant cluster or a sound that doesn't exist in the language.
Examples in context
- Ke makemake nei au e hele i Ioredāne.I want to go to Jordan.
- He nani ka Ioredāne.Jordan is beautiful.
Example conversation
Noelani and Ikaika are talking about their travel dreams.
- NoelaniE makemake au e huaka‘i i Ioredāne.I would like to travel to Jordan.
- IkaikaHe wahi maika‘i kēlā, e Noelani.That is a great place, Noelani.
- NoelaniHe aha kāu mana‘o e komo pū mai?What do you think about coming along?
- IkaikaE ʻae, e hele pū kāua i Ioredāne.Yes, let's both go to Jordan.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “jordan” translations and entries Ioredāne, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
