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Haumea
Haumea
English
Proper noun
Haumea
- (Hawaiian mythology) The goddess of fertility and childbirth.
- A dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, roughly one-third the mass of Pluto.
See also
- (dwarf planets of the Solar System) dwarf planets of the Solar System; Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Salacia, Varuna, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, 2007 OR10, Eris, Sedna
- the dwarf planet's moons, Namaka and Hiʻiaka
Translations
goddess of fertility and childbirth
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dwarf planet
References
- ↑ Mary Kawena Puku'i and Samuel H.Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 382.
Hawaiian
Proper noun
Haumea
- (Hawaiian mythology) Haumea.
- (rare) A female given name.
References
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Haumea occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women and 1 man.