Pelekila

Hawaiian

Etymology

Contraction of the biblical Perisekila (“Priscilla”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pe.leˈki.la/, [pe.leˈti.lə]

Proper noun

Pelekila

a female given name originating from the Bible

References

Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pelekila occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman.

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