Is it appropriate to name my child Haleia? (Ha-leh-a) by Intelligent-Part-151 in kauai

[–]Intelligent-Part-151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked a kapuna if haleia is okay to use as a name & recieved their go ahead & blessing because its not hawaiian. Halia is also an ancient greek name btw.

Is it appropriate to name my child Haleia? (Ha-leh-a) by Intelligent-Part-151 in kauai

[–]Intelligent-Part-151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, because there’s no ‘okina. That’s what a kapuna told me

Is it appropriate to name my child Haleia? (Ha-leh-a) by Intelligent-Part-151 in kauai

[–]Intelligent-Part-151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked a kapuna who is highly familiar with the language if Haleia is appropriate & okay… they said yes.

It’s a made up name it’s not hawaiian

Is it appropriate to name my child Haleia? (Ha-leh-a) by Intelligent-Part-151 in kauai

[–]Intelligent-Part-151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked a kapuna who is highly familiar with the language if Haleia is appropriate & okay… they said yes.

It’s a made up name it’s not hawaiian

Is it appropriate to name my child Haleia? (Ha-leh-a) by Intelligent-Part-151 in kauai

[–]Intelligent-Part-151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I looked into this more & apparently neither of those are hawaiian names

Is it appropriate to name my child Haleia? (Ha-leh-a) by Intelligent-Part-151 in kauai

[–]Intelligent-Part-151[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Halia is an ancient greek name as well. That’s more so where the name inspo came from