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Keawe
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keawe
Hawaiian
Etymology
haw ke the + haw awe strand, twisted string, symbolic of lineage; shortened from epithets and compound given names beginning with Keawe-.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw Hawaiian mythology any of a number of ancient chiefs of the island of Hawaii
haw male,female<q:formerly> Hawaiian
haw
Usage notes
The most common name of Hawaiian men in 19th-century marriage records.
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 389
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Keawe is the only name of 59 women and 207 men in 19th century marriage records.