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Hawaiian
Etymology
ka (“the”) + hana (“work”) + nui (“big”) = "the great work, the hard job".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kahananui
- a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian
- a surname
- Kahananui (a gulch on Molokai, Hawaii, United States)
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kahananui occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 35 women and 60 men.