nā (“the”), plural + maka (“eyes”), shortened from Nāmaka-o-Kahaʻi, "the eyes of Kahaʻi".
- (Hawaiian mythology) A goddess, an antagonist of Pele.
- A female given name, sometimes also given to men.
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 395
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Namaka (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 women and 8 men.