What does Laʻakea mean?
Laʻakea is a Hawaiian unisex name that means sacred light, clear light. The name comes from laʻa (sacred) + kea (white, clear). It is pronounced lah-ah-KEH-ah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Laʻakea belongs with other Hawaiian names about light.
How to pronounce Laʻakea
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 Laʻakea is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Laʻakea a boy or girl name?
Laʻakea is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Laʻakea is still used for both boys and girls.