At a Glance
- Meaning
- Righteousness, moral correctness, or balance
- Origin
- Hawaiian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- POH-noh
Pono is a Hawaiian boy's name meaning “righteousness, moral correctness, or balance”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Pono
Meaning: Righteousness, moral correctness, or balance.
Origin: Hawaiian.
How to Pronounce Pono
POH-nohIPA /ˈpono/
Popularity of Pono
Pono 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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Similar Names
Kainoa · Mana · Manuel · Hoku · Kaleo · Keola
