What does Waimea mean?
Waimea is a Hawaiian unisex name that means reddish water. The name comes from wai (water) + mea (reddish). It is pronounced wye-MEH-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Waimea belongs with other Hawaiian names about water and earth.
How to pronounce Waimea
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 Waimea a boy or girl name?
Waimea is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Waimea is still used for both boys and girls.