Meaning and background
The story behind Lilikoi
Lilikoi has exact dictionary support as a word for passion fruit. The University of Hawaiʻi's dictionary collection includes Parker's Lilikoi entry and modern lilikoʻi entries describing the vine and its edible fruit. The sources connect the fruit name with a Maui place where it was introduced, while the American Heritage Dictionary likewise records the unmarked spelling. This gives Lilikoi a documented Hawaiian botanical and food association, without treating it as an established personal-name translation.
- Association
- Lilikoi is documented as passion fruit, with Hawaiian dictionary accounts connecting the fruit name to a Maui place of introduction. Source · Source 2
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Lilikoi appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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