Talk:John ʻAimoku Dominis

Latest comment: 7 years ago by KAVEBEAR in topic his name before the Queen changed it

Children

edit

his name before the Queen changed it

edit

Was his name simply 'Amoiku? No other name? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 00:25, 19 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

It was John Dominis ʻAimoku.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:33, 19 May 2017 (UTC)Reply
According to Hawaiian law, illegitimate children follow their mother's surname at the time and his mother was married to an man with the surname ʻAimoku at the time. It was legally changed to Dominis and he was officially adopted by the queen in 1910, prior to this he was an informal (hānai) adoptee.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:36, 19 May 2017 (UTC)Reply