Hawaiian Phrase · Greetings
ʻO koʻu inoa
Pronunciation: /oh KOH-oo ee-NOH-ah/
Meaning
My name is. The standard self-introduction.
Example sentences
Aloha! ʻO koʻu inoa ʻo Kekoa. Pehea ʻoe?
Hello! My name is Kekoa. How are you?
He ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi koʻu. ʻO koʻu inoa ʻo Leilani.
I speak Hawaiian. My name is Leilani.
Ma ka hale ʻahaʻaina, ʻōlelo ke kaikamahine, "ʻO koʻu inoa ʻo Pua."
At the restaurant, the girl said, "My name is Pua."
About this word
“ʻO koʻu inoa” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning My name is. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.