Kamehameha
/ka.me.haˈme.ha/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The name of several kings of Hawaii, most notably Kamehameha I.
Etymology
From Hawaiian, itself a compound of ka (“the”, definite article) + mehameha (“lonely, solitary, silent”, with an emphasis on notions of taboo in the holy sense).