What does Pauahi mean?
Pauahi is a Hawaiian girl name that means the fire is out. The name comes from pau (finished) + ahi (fire). It is pronounced pow-AH-hee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831 to 1884) founded the Kamehameha Schools.
Pauahi belongs with other Hawaiian names about royalty and fire.
How to pronounce Pauahi
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 Pauahi a boy or girl name?
Pauahi 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.