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Hawaiian
Etymology
piʻi (“to ascend”) + ke (“the”) + ea (“life”), literally “the life ascends”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Piʻikea
- (Hawaiian mythology) an ancient chiefess of Maui
- a female given name from Hawaiian
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 396
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Piikea (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women.