Honaw: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Honaw – Meaning: bear – Origin: Hopi – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: HOH-naw


Honaw is a Hopi boy's name meaning “bear”. It appears in our list of 200+ Native American Baby Names Honoring Indigenous Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Honaw

Meaning: Bear.

Origin: Hopi.

How to Pronounce Honaw

Phonetic: HOH-naw   IPA: /ˈhoʊnɔː/

Popularity of Honaw

Honaw doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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