# Kamehameha

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ka.me.haˈme.ha/ · frequency rank #50,621

## Definitions
1. The name of several kings of Hawaii, most notably Kamehameha I.

## Etymology
From Hawaiian, itself a compound of ka (“the”, definite article) + mehameha (“lonely, solitary, silent”, with an emphasis on notions of taboo in the holy sense).

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