ʻŌpūnui

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Hawaiian

Etymology

ʻōpū (belly) + nui (big) = "large-bellied"; corpulence was a status symbol in old Hawaii

Proper noun

ʻŌpūnui

  1. (historical) a male or female given name from Hawaiian
  2. a surname

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