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This is also the Hawaiian rendering of the name Carla/Karla.
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Pronounced Kay-Luh.
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Kala = Princess in Hawaiian
Sarah/Sara/Sarra = Princess in many languages
Therefore
Kala = Sarah
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Sarah/Sara/Sarra = Princess in many languages
Therefore
Kala = Sarah
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In Hawaiian, Kala can mean many things. If there is no kahako (macron) over the last a, it can be translated as "money." If there is a kahako over the last a, it can be translated to, "the sun." There are 13 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet, the okina (glottal stop) being a recognized "letter." A good resource to use when searching MOST Hawaiian names and/or words, is www.wehewehe.org.
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When translating my name (Emma Starr) to Hawaiian, I got the name Ema Kala.
When I translated my mother's name (Sara) it was also Kala.
How can it be both, plus other names that begin with S?
(Translated on an internet translator, so don't call me stupid or anything. If it's wrong, it's NOT my fault.)
Either way, I think it's gorgeous and were I ever to move to Hawaii to raise a family, I'd name my daughter this.
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When I translated my mother's name (Sara) it was also Kala.
How can it be both, plus other names that begin with S?
(Translated on an internet translator, so don't call me stupid or anything. If it's wrong, it's NOT my fault.)
Either way, I think it's gorgeous and were I ever to move to Hawaii to raise a family, I'd name my daughter this.
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Kala doesn't sound anything like Sarah.
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The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters: a, e, i, o, u, h, k, l, m, n, p, and w. So, there is no S, R, or H, and thus, of COURSE this doesn't SOUND like Sarah. It's the Hawaiian form.
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Thanks, Captain Obvious! (comment #1)
A form/variant of a name doesn't have to sound exactly like the one it derived from. In Hawaii, their traditional alphabet, I believe, did not have S, R or H in it. I could be wrong.
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A form/variant of a name doesn't have to sound exactly like the one it derived from. In Hawaii, their traditional alphabet, I believe, did not have S, R or H in it. I could be wrong.
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Maybe it just has the same meaning as Sarah?
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