Keō

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See also: keo, kéo, kẹo, and ke'o

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Joe; can also be construed as ke (the) + ō (answer, continuation), or as a contraction of Keao or Keone in the beginning of compound names.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Keō

  1. a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183.
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Keo (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 8 women and 53 men.