Miliama

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical Miriama (“Miriam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.liˈa.ma/, [miliˈjɐmə]

Proper noun

Miliama

A female given name.

References

Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Miliama occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 13 women.

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