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Kapeka
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Hawaiian
Etymology
Shortened from haw ʻElikapeka, the Hawaiian vernacular form of the biblical haw ʻElisabeta Elizabeth.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw female the Bible
Related terms
haw Peke
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kapeka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 10 women.