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Keō

Keō

See also: keo, kéo, kẹo, and ke'o

Hawaiian

Proper noun

Keō

  1. A male given name, sometimes also given to women.

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183.
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Keo (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 8 women and 53 men.

Etymology

Borrowing from English Joe; can also be construed as ke ‎(“the”) + ō ‎(“answer, continuation”), or as a contraction of Keao or Keone in the beginning of compound names.

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