How to pronounce Keanu?

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Pronunciation of Keanu

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


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Pronunciation of Keanu in United States of America

Keanu is pronounced as

Ka-nu


Keanu is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Ka-nu ]

Type of Name:

First name

Language:

Hawiian

Meaning:

"the new"


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Pronunciation of Keanu in I'm an Indigenous person from the Eastern United States

Keanu is pronounced as

k ai - AH - n oo

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
oo sounds like the 'oo' in 'food'


Keanu is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ k ai - AH - n oo ]

k ai - AH - n oo
key pain   car   no food

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Hawaiian

Meaning:

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

Additional Information:

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


Comments:

Pronunciation of Keanu in I'm an Indigenous person from the Eastern United States

kay - AH - 'new'


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Hawaiian

Meaning:

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

Additional Information:

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


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Pronunciation of Keanu

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.


Type of Name:

First Name of Celebrity


Comments:

Pronunciation of Keanu in United States of America

Ka-nu

Keanu


Type of Name:

First name

Language:

Hawiian

Meaning:

"the new"


Comments:

Pronunciation of Keanu

kay - ah - 'new'


Type of Name:

First Name


Comments:

Pronunciation of Keanu

Keanu is pronounced as

k ay - AH - n oo

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
ay sounds like the 'ie' in 'tie'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
oo sounds like the 'oo' in 'food'


Keanu is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ k ay - AH - n oo ]

k ay - AH - n oo
key lie   car   no food

Type of Name:

First Name


Comments:

Pronunciation of Keanu

Keanu is pronounced as

k ee AA n oo

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
oo sounds like the 'oo' in 'food'


Keanu is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ k ee AA n oo ]

k ee AA n oo
key see car no food

Type of Name:

First Name of Celebrity


Comments:

Pronunciation of Keanu

Keanu is pronounced as

k ee n oo

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
oo sounds like the 'oo' in 'food'


Keanu is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ k ee n oo ]

k ee n oo
key see no food

Type of Name:

First Name


Comments:

Pronunciation of Keanu

Key-ah-nah


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