What does Kaʻōnohi mean?
Kaʻōnohi is a Hawaiian unisex name that means the eyeball of the sun, the sun's core. The name comes from ka (the) + ʻōnohi (eyeball, center). It is pronounced kah-OH-noh-hee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kaʻōnohi belongs with other Hawaiian names about sun and light.
How to pronounce Kaʻōnohi
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 Kaʻōnohi 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 Kaʻōnohi a boy or girl name?
Kaʻōnohi is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Kaʻōnohi is still used for both boys and girls.