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Oahu

Aoif Kelly
By Aoif Kelly Content Writer
Updated: Jul 31, 2024 | 👁️ 1 Views | 🔊 6 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Olivia Musembi (Senior Content Writer)

Gender: Unisex

Origin: Hawaiian

Meaning: Hawaiian name meaning 'the gathering place' or 'place of gathering'.

Pronunciation: oh-HAH-hoo, /oʊˈɑːhuː/, OW AA HH UW

Popularity Rank: #1,754,009

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  • 1. Oahu Meaning
  • 2. Oahu Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Oahu
  • 4. Translations of Oahu
  • 5. Oahu Name Popularity
  • 6. Oahu Name Poster
  • 7. Names similar to Oahu

Oahu Meaning

  • Hawaiian name meaning 'the gathering place' or 'place of gathering'.
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  • Origin - Hawaiian
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Originating from the Hawaiian language, Oahu is the name of one of the Hawaiian Islands. It means 'the gathering place' or 'place of gathering'.

The name Oahu is of Hawaiian origin and means Hawaiian name meaning 'the gathering place' or 'place of gathering'.. It is often used as a Unisex name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Oahu is found in United States of America, Colombia, Egypt, and 1 more countries.

Oahu Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: oh-HAH-hoo

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /oʊˈɑːhuː/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: OW AA HH UW

OW: Pronounce as in "go" (G OW)

AA: Pronounce as in "father" (AA F TH ER)

HH: Pronounce as in "he" (HH IY)

UW: Pronounce as in "blue" (B L UW)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Translations of Oahu

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Oahu Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Oahu is recorded 6 times globally, ranking it as the 1,754,009th most common name worldwide.

Oahu is most prevalent in United States of America, with 3 occurrences, making it the 219,179th most popular name in the country.

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