What does Kaleʻa mean?
Kaleʻa is a Hawaiian girl name that means joy, happiness, bright. The name comes from ka (the) + leʻa (joy, pleasure). It is pronounced kah-LEH-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kaleʻa belongs with other Hawaiian names about joy.
How to pronounce Kaleʻa
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kaleʻa is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kaleʻa a boy or girl name?
Kaleʻa is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.