Given name & surname

Laka

“tame”

Laka is a masculine given name from Hawaiian. It is used in Hawaiian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Laka goes back to a word meaning “tame.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Laka comes from Hawaiian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

In mythological stories, Laka is associated with the patron goddess of dancers.

Laka’s family of names

Laka has a related form in Lakah. In Greek usage, Laka as a surname is a transliteration of Λάκα.

Walk Laka’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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Sibling ideas

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