ʻEkekela

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === Vernacular form of the biblical ʻEsetera (“Esther”). Also used for English Estelle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔe.keˈke.la/, [ʔe.kɛˈkɛ.lə] === Proper noun === ʻEkekela a female given name originating from the Bible or from English Estelle === References === Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185 Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Ekekela (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women.