Etymology

Kaneohe

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Today it means: A census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Full definition →

Hawaiian Kāneʻohe
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The story

  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromKāneʻohe
  2. English todayKaneohe

From Hawaiian Kāneʻohe (literally “bamboo man”).

Words from the same roots

HawaiianKāneʻohe all →

Kāneʻohe Bay

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.