Nahele: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Nahele – Meaning: forest, wilderness – Origin: Hawaiian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: nah-HEH-leh


Nahele is a Hawaiian boy's name meaning “forest, wilderness”. It appears in our list of 100+ *Beautiful* Hawaiian Baby Names (with Meanings).

Meaning & Origin of Nahele

Meaning: Forest, wilderness.

Origin: Hawaiian.

How to Pronounce Nahele

Phonetic: nah-HEH-leh   IPA: /nɑːˈhɛlɛ/

Popularity of Nahele

Nahele 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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