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Gender Masculine
Usage Hawaiian (Rare)
Meaning & History
Means "Keawe, the foremost chief of the island" in Hawaiian, from Hawaiian name Keawe with ʻī "supreme, great, best" (frequently a part of names), definite article kekahi, aliʻi "noble, chief", o "of, belonging to", definite article ka, and moku "island". This was the name of a king of Hawaiʻi Island in the late 17th century. He was the great-grandfather of Kamehameha I, the first King of the Kingdom of Hawaii.