Kalama: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kalama – Meaning: the torch, the light – Origin: Hawaiian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: kah-LAH-mah


Kalama is a Hawaiian boy's name meaning “the torch, the light”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Kalama

Meaning: The torch, the light.

Origin: Hawaiian.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Kalama

Phonetic: kah-LAH-mah   IPA: /kɑːˈlɑːmə/

Popularity of Kalama

Kalama 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.

Lists That Include Kalama

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