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Hawaiian
Etymology
wai (“water”) + ola (“life”) = " water of life".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Waiola
- a female given name from Hawaiian or English Viola
- any of several places in Hawaii
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert - Esther T. Mookini, Place names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press 1974, page 226
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Waiola occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman.