What does Poliʻahu mean?
Poliʻahu is a Hawaiian girl name that means bosom of the snow, snow goddess of Mauna Kea. The name comes from poli (bosom) + ʻahu (cloak). It is pronounced poh-lee-AH-hoo, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Poliʻahu belongs with other Hawaiian names about mythology and mountain.
How to pronounce Poliʻahu
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 Poliʻahu is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Poliʻahu a boy or girl name?
Poliʻahu 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.