Etymology Cunningham came up with the name WikiWikiWeb because he remembered a Honolulu International Airport counter employee who told him to take the Wiki Wiki Shuttle, a shuttle bus line that runs between the airport's terminals. "Wiki Wiki" is a reduplication of "wiki", a Hawaiian language word for "quick". Cunningham's idea was to make WikiWikiWeb's pages quickly editable by its users, so he initially thought about calling it "QuickWeb", but later changed his mind and dubbed it "WikiWikiWeb".
etyMOLogy cunNInghaM cAME up with the Name wIkiwIkiweb beCausE He rEmembeRed A honOluLu INteRnAtionaL aIRpOrt CountEr empLoyee who told him to taKE tHe wIki wIkI shuTTle, a shuttLe bus LINE ThAt runs BetWeEN thE AIRPoRt's TermiNAls. "WIKi wiKi" is A rEdUpliCaTiOn Of "wikI", a hawAiIan LAnGuAge worD foR "quIcK". cunniNghAm'S idEa waS To MAkE wIKiwikiwEb'S pages qUIcklY ediTable by ItS userS, So he iniTiaLLy thouGHT aBOuT calLIng IT "qUIckweb", BuT LatEr changeD hIs mInd anD DubBed It "wikIwiKiWEB".