How to pronounce Keanu?

KEY-ya-noo
ya - rhymes with pa
noo - rhymes with do

First name

Hawiian

"the new"

kay - AH - 'new'

First Name

Hawaiian

Ke - "the" + Anu - "cool" = The Cool

Ke Anu is a Hawaiian phrase meaning "the cool".

Although "kay-ah-noo" is the correct pronunciation for the Hawaiian word, Keanu Reeves and talk show hosts pronounce his first name "key-ah-noo." For example, see https://youtu.be/zosLVVr0hi4?t=40s, https://youtu.be/CjMQUHRJWDQ?t=14s, and https://youtu.be/A5zjTa9kNjE?t=5m14s.

Also, the Library of Congress declares that his first name is pronounced kē-ÄN-oo. See http://loc.gov/nls/other/sayhow/qrst.html.

First Name of Celebrity

Ka-nu

Keanu

First name

Hawiian

"the new"

First Name

Hawaiian

Ke - "the" + Anu - "cool" = The Cool

Ke Anu is a Hawaiian phrase meaning "the cool".

kay - ah - 'new'

First Name

First Name

First Name of Celebrity

First Name

Key-ah-nah