indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Gender Masculine
Usage Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Meaning & History
Means "the Moon, on the 8th night of a lunar month, first quarter lunar phase" in Maori. Tamatea Arikinui or Tamatea Mai-Tawhiti was a legendary Maori chieftain who captained the Tākitimu on its journey from the legendary place Hawaiki to New Zealand.