What does Pīkake mean?
Pīkake is a Hawaiian girl name that means Arabian jasmine, also peacock. The name comes from pīkake (jasmine, from 'peacock', Princess Kaʻiulani's favorite bird). It is pronounced pee-KAH-keh, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Pīkake belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower and bird.
How to pronounce Pīkake
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 Pīkake a boy or girl name?
Pīkake 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.