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.