English Explanatory Dictionary

Kamehameha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Hawaiian, of historical usage, borne by several kings of Hawaii, most notably Kamehameha I.

Word forms

Kamehameha

Etymology

From Hawaiian Kamehameha, itself a compound of ka (“the”, definite article) + mehameha (“lonely, solitary, silent”, with an emphasis on notions of taboo in the holy sense).

Derived words

Kamehameha butterfly Kamehameha Day
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