Kanoa: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kanoa – Meaning: the free one, freed of taboo (ka 'the' + noa) – Origin: Hawaiian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: kah-NOH-ah


Kanoa is a Hawaiian boy's name meaning “the free one, freed of taboo (ka 'the' + noa)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Kanoa

Meaning: The free one, freed of taboo (ka 'the' + noa).

Origin: Hawaiian.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Kanoa

Phonetic: kah-NOH-ah   IPA: /kɑːˈnoʊə/

Popularity of Kanoa

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1971–2024.

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