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At a Glance
- Meaning
- Love, affection, compassion
- Origin
- Hawaiian
- Gender
- Primarily used for girls
- Pronunciation
- uh-LOH-hah
Aloha is a Hawaiian name that means love, affection, and compassion. Most people know it as the greeting for 'hello' and 'goodbye,' and that use grew out of the deeper meaning of love and compassion, which was the word's original sense. It's pronounced uh-LOH-hah.
Meaning & Origin of Aloha
Meaning: Love, affection, compassion.
Origin: Hawaiian.
A common claim: Best known worldwide simply as the Hawaiian greeting for 'hello' and 'goodbye.' Actually: That's accurate but incomplete — the word's core sense is 'love, affection, compassion'; its use as a greeting grew out of that deeper meaning rather than being the original sense.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Aloha
uh-LOH-hahIPA /əˈloʊhɑː/
Popularity of Aloha
Aloha peaked at #1245 in 1933, when 33 babies were given the name. By 2020 it had settled at #11148, with 8 babies receiving it that year.
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FAQ
What does the name Aloha mean?
Love, affection, compassion. (Source: Wiktionary)
How do you pronounce Aloha?
Aloha is pronounced uh-LOH-hah (IPA: /əˈloʊhɑː/).
Is Aloha a popular name right now?
Aloha peaked at #1245 in 1933 and is ranked #11148 as of 2020. (U.S. Social Security Administration data, 1913–2020.)
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