Honolulu

H4O1N1O1L1U1L1U1
US/ˌhoʊ.nəˈluː.luː/UK/ˌhɒn.əˈluː.luː/

proper noun

A port in Oahu Island; the capital and largest city of Hawaii, United States and the county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii. Official name: City and County of Honolulu

OriginHawaiian Honolul ← Proto-Oceanic *ruru ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duŋduŋ →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port in Oahu Island; the capital and largest city of Hawaii, United States and the county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii. Official name: City and County of Honolulu

Origin

  1. Proto-Nuclear Polynesian*faŋa
  2. HawaiianHana-
  3. HawaiianHono-
  4. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*duŋduŋ
  5. Proto-Oceanic*ruru
  6. Hawaiianlulu
  7. HawaiianHonolul
  8. EnglishHonolulu

From Hawaiian Honolulu, from hono (“bay, harbor”, cognate with Māori whanga) + lulu (“shelter”, cognate with Māori ruru). See also toponym Whangaruru in North Island, New Zealand.

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Translations

Arabic هُونُولُولُو
  • هُونُولُولُو (hūnūlūlū)the capital of Hawaii
Bengali হনলুলু
  • হনলুলু (honlulu)the capital of Hawaii
Bulgarian Хонолулу
  • Хонолулуthe capital of Hawaii
Chinese Mandarin 檀香山, 火奴魯魯 /火奴鲁鲁
  • 檀香山 (Tánxiāngshān)the capital of Hawaii
  • 火奴魯魯 /火奴鲁鲁 (Huǒnúlǔlǔ)the capital of Hawaii
Danish Honolulu
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
Dutch Honolulu, Honoloeloe
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
  • Honoloeloethe capital of Hawaii
Finnish Honolulu
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
French Honolulu
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
German Honolulu
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
Greek Χονολούλου
  • Χονολούλου (Chonoloúlou)the capital of Hawaii
Hawaiian Honolulu
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
Hebrew הונולולו
  • הונולולו (honolulu)the capital of Hawaii
Hindi होनोलूलू
  • होनोलूलू (honolūlū)the capital of Hawaii
Hungarian Honolulu
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
Italian Honolulu
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
Japanese ホノルル
  • ホノルル (Honoruru)the capital of Hawaii
Korean 호놀룰루
  • 호놀룰루 (honollullu)the capital of Hawaii
Latin Honolulum
  • Honolulumthe capital of Hawaii
Māori Honoruru
  • Honoruruthe capital of Hawaii
Persian هونولولو
  • هونولولوthe capital of Hawaii
Polish Honolulu
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
Portuguese Honolulu
  • Honoluluthe capital of Hawaii
Punjabi ਹੋਨੋਲੁਲੁ
  • ਹੋਨੋਲੁਲੁ (honolulu)the capital of Hawaii
Russian Гонолу́лу
  • Гонолу́лу (Gonolúlu)the capital of Hawaii
Spanish Honolulú
  • Honolulúthe capital of Hawaii
Tamil ஹொனலுலு
  • ஹொனலுலு (hoṉalulu)the capital of Hawaii
Thai โฮโนลูลู
  • โฮโนลูลู (Ḥonolūlū)the capital of Hawaii
Urdu ہونولولو
  • ہونولولو (hōnōlūlū)the capital of Hawaii

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Honolulu

luluCthulhudelulu
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Cite this entry
APA

Honolulu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honolulu

MLA

“Honolulu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honolulu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Honolulu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Honolulu.

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