Waiola

Hawaiian

Etymology

wai (“water”) + ola (“life”) = " water of life".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wai̯ˈo.la/, [ʋəjˈjo.lə]

Proper noun

Waiola

1. a female given name from Hawaiian or English Viola
2. any of several places in Hawaii

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert - Esther T. Mookini, Place names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press 1974, page 226
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Waiola occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman.