Ulu: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ulu – Meaning: breadfruit – Origin: Hawaiian – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: OO-loo


Ulu is a Hawaiian unisex name meaning “breadfruit”. It appears in our list of 200+ Island Baby Names for Families Who Love the Sea.

Meaning & Origin of Ulu

Meaning: Breadfruit.

Origin: Hawaiian.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Ulu

Phonetic: OO-loo   IPA: /ˈuːluː/

Popularity of Ulu

Ulu 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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