Kila
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kila"
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editkila (“high, strong”). Also the spoken form of biblical Sila (“Silas”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKila
- (Hawaiian mythology) one of the migrants who sailed from Tahiti to Hawaii; son of Moʻikeha
- a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian
References
edit- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 184, 389
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kila occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 23 men.