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Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ʻAkela
- a male given name originating from the Bible, spoken form of the biblical ʻAsera (“Asher”)
- a female given name from English Adela
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 181, 184
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Akela (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 1 man.