What does Kainoa mean?
Kainoa is a Hawaiian unisex name that means the namesake, also read as the free sea. The name comes from ka (the) + inoa (name), or kai (sea) + noa (free). It is pronounced kye-NOH-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kainoa belongs with other Hawaiian names about ocean and freedom.
How to pronounce Kainoa
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kainoa a boy or girl name?
Kainoa is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Kainoa is still used for both boys and girls.