What does Wanaʻao mean?
Wanaʻao is a Hawaiian unisex name that means dawn, daybreak. The name comes from wanaʻao (dawn). It is pronounced vah-nah-OW, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Wanaʻao belongs with other Hawaiian names about light and sun.
How to pronounce Wanaʻao
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 Wanaʻao is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Wanaʻao a boy or girl name?
Wanaʻao is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Wanaʻao is still used for both boys and girls.