Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Maori (Rare) Pronounced Pron. a-ho-rah [key] Other Forms FormsAhora Meaning & History Means "light over there" in Māori. From aho "light" and rā "there, sun". Possibly an contraction of ahoroa, another word for "moon" in Māori. Ahora could also be interpreted as a nickname for the name Ahorangi.