Feeling a little exotic?

[TheCrow]

I found this site on a search and thought I'd share.
I know picking the right name can make you loose sleep.

Names of pets in Hawaiian

Here are some of my favorites,

Nui [nui] Big, Large, Great, Important

Manu [mah' noo] Bird

Koa [koh' (w)ah] Brave, Bold, Fearless

Kei [kei] Dignified, Glorious, One's Pride and Glory

Maka [mah' kah] Favorite One

Noa [noh' (w)ah ]Free, Freedom

Laka [lah' kah] Gentle, Tame

Hina [hee' nah] Gray (also, a Hawaiian goddess)

Meli [meh' lee] Honey

Lale [lah' leh] Legendary bird mentioned in old tales and songs as a sweet singer

Uila [oo (w)ee' lah] Lightning

Laki [lah' kee] Lucky

`Ula [oo' lah] Red, Scarlet

Ipo Sweetheart

Kalâ [kah LAH'] The Sun, Sunny

[Kachina]

Thank you. I'd been racking my brain for a name for my next baby. Now I have the perfect one!

[TooLover]

Originally Posted by Kachina

Thank you. I'd been racking my brain for a name for my next baby. Now I have the perfect one!

and that is??????????

[Kachina]

Oops, my bad. Must be the painkillers the doc has me on.

I like 'Ula. It's so tough to find original names for pets. I used to give my bettas native american names. I got my board name from my avatar betta named Kachina. 'Ula just sounds tribal and rolls off the tongue nicely. Plus it fits the fid I'm longing for.

As far as what species I've got my heart set on, not telling just yet. I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, so to speak. LOL

[Graehstone]

Originally Posted by TooLover

and that is??????????

Silly, don't you know anything?
It's Nuimanukoakeimakanoalakahinamelilaleuilalaki`ulaiI pokalâ and it means
“Great bird who is fearless in his glory and the favorite one of freedom and who is as gentle as a goddess of honey as from his beak spring sweet songs and lightning and who is lucky amongst the red sweethearts of the sun”
but will answer to Newman for short

[TooLover]

Originally Posted by Kachina

As far as what species I've got my heart set on, not telling just yet. I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, so to speak. LOL

Ha! I know, I know. I talk to Chris every day!

[MandysBlackRoses]

Hmm, a RED bird.... what could it be?

[Elizabethmom]

Originally Posted by Graehstone

Silly, don't you know anything?
It's Nuimanukoakeimakanoalakahinamelilaleuilalaki`ulaiI pokalâ and it means
“Great bird who is fearless in his glory and the favorite one of freedom and who is as gentle as a goddess of honey as from his beak spring sweet songs and lightning and who is lucky amongst the red sweethearts of the sun”
but will answer to Newman for short

WOW! There's an original name for ya!

[Tiki]

I have a Manu, and all my tiels have Hawaiian/South Pacific names. I'm also a fan of exotic names!

[Keibird]

That's the third definition of Kei I've seen. In Japanese Kei means rapture, In African it means white, sandy and now it means Dignified, Glorious, One's Pride and Glory. I have to say I like that definition more than the others. It actually makes since.