Haumea

H4A1U1M3E1A1
/ˌhɑː.uːˈmeɪ.ə//haʊˈmeɪ.ə/

proper noun

The goddess of fertility and childbirth.

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OriginHawaiian hau →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Hawaiian mythologyThe goddess of fertility and childbirth.
  2. A dwarf planet with two known moons orbiting in the Kuiper belt, roughly one-third the mass of Pluto.

    Deep searches for regular satellites around Kuiper belt objects are difficult due to observational limitations, but Haumea is one of the few for which sufficient data exist.

    2016 May 27, Luke D. Burkhart, Darin Ragozzine, Michael E. Brown, “A Deep Search for Additional Satellites around the Dwarf Planet Haumea”, in The Astronomical Journal, volume 151, number 6, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

celestial body

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Origin

  1. Hawaiianhau“ruler”
  2. EnglishHaumea

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

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Translations

Arabic هَاوْمِيَا
  • هَاوْمِيَا (hāwmiyā)celestial body
Bulgarian Хауме́я, Хауме́я
  • Хауме́я (Hauméja)goddess of fertility and childbirth
  • Хауме́я (Hauméja)celestial body
Chinese Cantonese 妊神星
  • 妊神星celestial body
Chinese Mandarin 妊神星
  • 妊神星 (Rènshénxīng)celestial body
Czech Haumea, Haumea
  • Haumeagoddess of fertility and childbirth
  • Haumeacelestial body
Esperanto Haŭmeo, Haŭmeo
  • Haŭmeogoddess of fertility and childbirth
  • Haŭmeocelestial body
French Hauméa
  • Hauméacelestial body
Hebrew הַאוּמֶיָה
  • הַאוּמֶיָהcelestial body
Japanese ハウメア
  • ハウメア (Haumea)celestial body
Korean 하우메아
  • 하우메아 (Haumea)celestial body
Portuguese Haumea
  • Haumeacelestial body
Russian Хауме́а
  • Хауме́а (Xauméa)celestial body
Spanish Haumea, Haumea
  • Haumeagoddess of fertility and childbirth
  • Haumeacelestial body
Thai เฮาเมอา, เฮาเมอา
  • เฮาเมอา (ḥeā me xā)goddess of fertility and childbirth
  • เฮาเมอา (ḥeā me xā)celestial body
Vietnamese Haumea
  • Haumeacelestial body
Cite this entry
APA

Haumea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haumea

MLA

“Haumea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haumea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haumea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haumea.

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