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Kēhau
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kēhau
Hawaiian
Etymology
haw kēhau dew. Also a short form of compound given names containing this word.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw female,male<q:uncommonly> Hawaiian
name of a gentle breeze on several Hawaiian islands
Related terms
haw Kēhaulani
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 142
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kehau (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 women and 5 men.