Hawaiian noun · Spirit
haumea
Pronunciation: /how-meh-ah/
Meaning
Goddess of fertility
Example sentences
Ua pule nā māmā iā Haumea no ka hua ʻana a me nā keiki olakino.
The mothers prayed to Haumea for fertility and healthy children.
Hoʻohanohano ka poʻe i nā moʻolelo o Haumea, ka wahine nāna i hāʻawi i ke ola.
People honor the stories of Haumea, the woman who gave life.
I ka wā o ka hānau ʻana, hoʻomanaʻo lākou i ka mana o Haumea.
During childbirth, they remember the power of Haumea.
About this word
“haumea” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Goddess of fertility. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.