Hawaiian

Proper noun

Aloha

1. A female given name.
2. (uncommon) A male given name.

Usage notes

• Much more popular in the form Kealoha.

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not occur in 19th century marriage records. Early examples:

  Aloha Kapiko (woman), married in 1911 Maui

  Aloha Kaialau (woman), married in 1915 Honolulu

English

Noun

aloha ‎(plural alohas)

1. (Hawaii) Good wishes, love. [from 19th c.]
   • 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 91:

     Traveling as the princess regent with a retinue that included Princess Ruth and Queen Kapi‘olani, Lili‘u was welcomed by enormous crowds and lavish outpourings of aloha, as her subjects clasped her knees and kissed her hands and feet to show their reverence.

2. (Hawaii) An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below). [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

• aloha shirt
• aloha spirit
• Aloha State

Interjection

aloha

1. (chiefly Hawaii) Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye. [from 19th c.]

Translations

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qarofa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀəp

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlo.ha/

Interjection

aloha

1. hello
2. goodbye

Derived terms

• aloha kakahiaka
• aloha awakea
• aloha ʻauinalā
• aloha ahiahi

Noun

aloha

1. love, compassion

Verb

aloha

1. (transitive) to love
2. (transitive) to greet
3. (stative) to be loving, kind