Etymology
Vernacular form of the biblical ʻAdamu (“Adam”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈka.mu/, [ʔəˈkɐ.mu]
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 181
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Akamu (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 men.