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Piʻikea
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Hawaiian
Etymology
From haw piʻi<t:to ascend> ke<pos:definite article> ea<t:life> the life ascends.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw Hawaiian mythology an ancient chiefess of Maui
haw female Hawaiian
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 396
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Piikea (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women.