# Haumea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌhɑː.uːˈmeɪ.ə/

## Definitions
1. The goddess of fertility and childbirth.
2. A dwarf planet with two known moons orbiting in the Kuiper belt, roughly one-third the mass of Pluto.

## Etymology
From Hawaiian hau (“ruler”) (archaic) + mea (“reddish brown”), "red ruler".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haumea