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Pahoua

Quick answerPahoua is a Hmong given name meaning "flower" or "blossom," derived from the Hmong language where "paj" means flower and "hua" relates to blooming or flourishing.

Hmong · Girl · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#12,799
TrendVintage
Peak year1994
Syllables2
OriginHmong
LanguageHmong
CultureHmong
Letters6
Numerology8 Chaldean 1
Global rank#12,799

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Pahoua

Pahoua is a Hmong given name meaning "flower" or "blossom," derived from the Hmong language where "paj" means flower and "hua" relates to blooming or flourishing.

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Etymology

Pahoua is a Hmong given name meaning "flower" or "blossom," derived from the Hmong language where "paj" means flower and "hua" relates to blooming or flourishing. The name is primarily used among Hmong people, an ethnic group from Southeast Asia (particularly Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand) who have significant diaspora communities in the United States and France, with no specific religious connotation.

Pahoua currently ranks #12,799 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1994.

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