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Kawai
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kawai
English
Etymology
From en ja 河合 or en ja 川合.
Proper noun
en Japanese.
Hawaiian
Etymology
haw ka the + haw wai water; also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw male,female Hawaiian
haw
Related terms
haw Kawailani
haw Nāwai
haw Wailani
References
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kawai occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 36 women and 16 men.
Japanese
Romanization
かわい