Comments on: Lisa Bonet’s new baby: Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa

By: Mea Olelo Hawaii

Mea Olelo Hawaii — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:56:48 +0000

Manakauapo is not grammatical. Jason’s mother speaks no Hawaiian. She randomly slapped together a bunch of words with the hope that they would produce something meaningful. It’s pathetic that they wanted to be all cultural by giving this child a long Hawaiian name, but failed to secure the aid of someone who actually speaks it.

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By: Brooke

Brooke — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:55:55 +0000

Ok, so this is a name that some people think is long winded. But what people or better yet haoles don’t understand is that in Hawaii, this is the norm. You give your child a rediculously long name orginally because it was to show not just your name, butyour entire ancestry

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By: vdantev

vdantev — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:40:20 +0000

No small wonder the girl can’t find work. Is she even from this planet?

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By: Rosebudd

Rosebudd — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:21:43 +0000

McKenna, just curious, is that your surname or first name?

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By: ThatBKChick

ThatBKChick — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:00:41 +0000

Try Fi-Fi Trixie Bell….Sir Bob Geldolf and his wife Paula named their daugther this horrid name quite some years ago…I am about to google it and find out if the poor child changed her name yet…she should be about 18 or so…SMDH!!! Believe me, there are a lot worse names than these….Fi-Fi Trixie Bell to me “takes the cake”. LMAO!!!

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By: binary

binary — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:29:16 +0000

It’s not my style to speak for another and I want to make it clear that it’s not my intention, I am stating my opinion of another’s motive. I honestly don’t think JayBird meant any offense when writing the article. Any cultural insensitivity was not malicious, it was poked fun at and clearly struck a nerve that was absolutely unintended. JayBird has been a member of this board for more than a couple of years and has now been writing to entertain us for a solid time as well. We know her better than to assume she’s suddenly racially motivated to muck up trouble! I think we can say a cultural name is relevant and beautiful and still be far more gracious to JayBird than some have been.

… stepping off my soapbox now …

As far as unusual names go, I have one and I’ve never met anyone who shares my name. Of course as a little kid I wanted to be an Amy or Jenny just like all the other girls. I got over by middle school and I really like it now. In a way I think it’s partly defined who I have become. I plan to give children I have names that are not difficult, but a bit uncommon.

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By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:23:04 +0000

The wolf part is off, but I think Nakoa is a nice name – and I don’t see anything weird about the rest of the names.

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By: drm

drm — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:16:22 +0000

The names are also derived from the Maori language (if someone has already said this I apologise, lots of comments…haven’t read all of them).Maori are the first peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand).

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By: pu'uwaialoha

pu'uwaialoha — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:25:44 +0000

I honestly do not know why this blogger would put down someone who gives their child a Hawaiian name. Next time think before you write! Many of our Hawaiian elders take naming a child very seriously, it is spiritual for most. I’m proud that Jason actually took the time out to research his son’s name, it shows his pride in his Hawaiian culture.

I am Hawaiian, and Nakoa is a strong name for a son. That is the kind of name you want for a son. You see many Hawaiian’s believe that sometimes your name will dictate the kind of person you will become. I named my son Kekoa, which is a variation of Nakoa, it also means “warrior”. It was our hope he would grow into a strong young man, and he has.

It is apparent Jason and Lisa put a lot of thought into the name they wanted to give their son. They thought of when he was born as well as what the meaning of his name would mean for him as a young man.

I suggest that YOU do a little research before putting down a culture you obviously know nothing about!!!!

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By: Miranda

Miranda — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:05:51 +0000

I think my only concern is the middle name Wolf. I went to school with a German kid named Wolfgang, and the jokes that ensued from it were relentless.
The rest of the name is really pretty, though.

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