Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is Maori.
gender
usage
Anaru m Maori
Maori form of Andrew.
Aroha f & m Maori
Means "love" in Maori.
Hemi m Maori
Maori form of James.
Hohepa m Maori
Maori form of Joseph.
Kahurangi f & m Maori
From the name of a type of green gemstone found in New Zealand, meaning "sky blue" in Maori.
Kauri m Maori
From the name of a type of tree found in New Zealand (species Agathis australis).
Manaia f & m Maori
From the name of a stylized design common in Maori carvings. It represents a mythological creature with the head of a bird and the body of a human.
Mikaere m Maori
Maori form of Michael.
Moana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan
Means "ocean, wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori, Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages.
Nīkau m Maori
From the name of a type of palm tree found in New Zealand (species Rhopalostylis sapida).
Nikora m & f Maori
Maori form of Nicholas or Nicole.
Paora m Maori
Maori form of Paul.
Patariki m Maori
Maori form of Patrick.
Petera m Maori
Maori form of Peter.
Piripi m Maori
Maori form of Philip.
Rangi m Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "sky" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Rangi or Ranginui was a god of the sky, husband of the earth goddess Papa. They were locked in a crushing embrace but were eventually separated by their children, the other gods.
Tama m Maori
Means "son, boy" in Maori.
Tamati m Maori
Maori form of Thomas.
Tāne m Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "man" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Tāne was the god of forests and light. He was the son of the sky god Rangi and the earth goddess Papa, who were locked in an embrace and finally separated by their son. He created the tui bird and, by some accounts, man.
Timoti m Maori
Maori form of Timothy.
Tipene m Maori
Maori form of Stephen.
Whetū f & m Maori
Means "star" in Maori.
Wiremu m Maori
Maori form of William.