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Kanaloa

god of the ocean and voyaging

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kah·nah·LOH·ah

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Kanaloa mean?

Kanaloa is a Hawaiian boy name that means god of the ocean and voyaging. The name comes from Kanaloa, one of the four major Hawaiian gods. It is pronounced kah-nah-LOH-ah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Kanaloa belongs with other Hawaiian names about mythology and ocean.

How to pronounce Kanaloa

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 Kanaloa a boy or girl name?

Kanaloa is used mainly as a boy's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans masculine.

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