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Makamae

precious, treasured

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mah·kah·MY

3 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Makamae mean?

Makamae is a Hawaiian girl name that means precious, treasured. The name comes from makamae (precious). It is pronounced mah-kah-MY, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Makamae belongs with other Hawaiian names about love.

How to pronounce Makamae

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 Makamae a boy or girl name?

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

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