What does Mānoa mean?
Mānoa is a Hawaiian unisex name that means vast, deep, a valley in Honolulu. The name comes from mānoa (thick, vast). It is pronounced MAH-noh-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Mānoa belongs with other Hawaiian names about earth and rain.
How to pronounce Mānoa
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Mānoa a boy or girl name?
Mānoa is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Mānoa is still used for both boys and girls.