Nākoa

• Origin: Hawaiian
• Meaning: “the warriors.”
• Gender: Male

The name is composed of the Hawaiian words nā (the) definite plural article and koa (soldier, warrior, brave one).

Earliest record of this name is found in the Hawaii State Archives in the 19th-century.

Jason Mamoa and Lisa Bonet bestowed the name, Nakoa-Wolf, on their son in 2007.

Sources

• https://wehewehe.org/
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nakoa
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Momoa