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Hawaiian name : ウィキペディア英語版 | Hawaiian name
A Hawaiian name is a name in the Hawaiian language. Such names are popular not only in Hawaiian families, but also among other residents of Hawaii, and even in the United States mainland among both non-native and native Hawaiians. ==Meanings of names== Genuine Hawaiian names are unisex. Their literal meaning is usually quite clear, but there may be hidden symbolic meanings known only to the family. Old Hawaiians saw a name as the property of the name-holder, with a power to help or hurt its owner. A meaning that was too apparent might have attracted evil forces. And, just like in Hawaiian poetry, an allusion was considered more beautiful than a plain statement.〔Pukui (1972), page 94〕 Coolness and rain symbolize happiness in a warm climate. Mist is a symbol of romance. Lei means a child, because a beloved child is carried like a lei on the parent's shoulders. A child can also be a flower or a bud, regardless of its sex.〔Pukui (1986), page 413, 456, 483, etc〕 Modern parents tend to be more prosaic, calling a child a child, as in Keikilani and Kamalani, in which ''keiki'' and ''kama'' both mean "child".
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