Where does “Nuʻuanu” come from?

Nuʻuanu (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian anu — cool; coolness.

Ancestry of “Nuʻuanu”, step by step

Nuʻuanu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian anu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiananucool; coolness

via Hawaiian nuʻu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannuʻuheight
Every word from Hawaiian anu