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Kāne
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Appendix:Variations of "kane"
Hawaiian
Etymology
From haw kāne male.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw Hawaiian mythology one of the four major gods; the god of creation
haw male Hawaiian
haw
Usage notes
Formerly also given to women, presumably in honor of the god (though there were some men named Wahine).
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 387
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kane (in old orthography) occurs as the only name of 34 women and 66 men in 19th century marriage records.