Etymology

Haumea

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Today it means: The goddess of fertility and childbirth. Full definition →

Hawaiian hau
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The story

  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromhau“ruler”
  2. English todayHaumea

From Hawaiian hau (“ruler”) (archaic) + mea (“reddish brown”), "red ruler".

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