What does Kamaʻāina mean?
Kamaʻāina is a Hawaiian unisex name that means native-born, child of the land. The name comes from kama (child) + ʻāina (land). It is pronounced kah-mah-AH-ee-nah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kamaʻāina belongs with other Hawaiian names about earth and love.
How to pronounce Kamaʻāina
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 Kamaʻāina is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kamaʻāina a boy or girl name?
Kamaʻāina is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Kamaʻāina is still used for both boys and girls.