"the name"
The name Kainoa is commonly a male name from the "Hawaiian" origin that means "the name".
Kainoa is a Hawaiian name built from two elements: ka, the singular definite article, and inoa, the word for name. The compound is conventionally translated as "the name" or "the namesake," the latter reflecting use for a child named after a relative. It is an established given name in Hawaiian rather than a recent invention, and its appearance in United States birth records from the 1970s onward is consistent with wider registration of Hawaiian names on the mainland.
The pronunciation of Kainoa is kye-NOH-uh.
