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Akala

ah-KAH-lah3 syllables
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Means 'to be bright' or 'to shine' in Hawaiian. (Hawaiian)

What does Akala mean?

Hawaiian: Means 'to be bright' or 'to shine' in Hawaiian.. In Hawaiian, Akala means 'to be bright' or 'to shine', often associated with light and positivity.

Is Akala a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Akala in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Akala in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

The Newcomer Akala

As the pups settled in for nap time, one whispered, "I hope Akala doesn’t try to turn our snooze fest into a snooze fest-off!"

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