Etymology

Nuku'alofa

Today it means: The capital city of Tonga. Full definition →

Tongan Nukuʻalofa
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  1. Tongan · borrowed fromNukuʻalofa
  2. English todayNuku'alofa

From Tongan Nukuʻalofa, from nuku (“abode”) + alofa (“love”). Literally, “abode of love”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.