Maori
names are used by the indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ARAHIA f MaoriPathfinder, feminine word for chief, leader, one who leads the way
ATEA m MaoriAtea is a deity in several Polynesian cultures.
HURIATA f & m MaoriMaori name meaning "Turn Morning" "Dawn" Or "Daylight". Huri means to 'turn' or 'change' and Ata means 'Morning'.
KARAMEA f MaoriMeans "red ochre" in Maori. Also a loan word from English, meaning "caramel".
MAEHE f MaoriDerived from Maori
Māehe "(the month of) March".
MAHINE f MaoriMeans "clean girl" or "white girl" in Maori.
MANUKA m MaoriA New Zealand name for the flowering shrub/tree whose scientific name is Leptospermum scoparium, famous for the strong honey produced from its blossoms. The tree gets its name from Maori tradition, because Manuka was the name of one of the great ocean-going canoes which brought the Maoris to New Zealand... [
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MATARIKI f MaoriMaori feminine name meaning "small eyes", the name of the Pleiades.
NUI m MaoriMeans "large, abundant, of high rank, important" in Maori.
PANIA f Maori, Polynesian MythologyPania, often styled "Pania of the Reef", is a figure of Māori mythology, and a symbol of the New Zealand city of Napier.
RUATAPU m MaoriRuatapu tried to kill his half brother, Kahutia-te-rangi (who assumed the name Paikea) and drove him out, forcing him to survive by riding humpback whales to present day New Zealand
TAINI f Maori (Rare)This is the name of Taini Morrison who was a Maori arts performer in New Zealand.
TAMAKI m MaoriMaori name meaning the Auckland area of New Zealand.
TEAROHA f & m MaoriMeans "the love" in Maori (
te, "the" and
aroha, "love"). A variant of
AROHA. May also be spelled Te Aroha.
TOROA f & m MaoriDerived from Maori
toroa "albatross", ultimately from Maori
toro "to stretch; to extend".
TUI f & m MaoriTui is the Maori name for the bird (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), which are easily identified for their small tuft of white feathers at the neck.... [
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WAITARA f MaoriDerived from the Maori
waitara, possibly meaning "mountain stream" or "pure water".
WINIKA f MaoriWinika means “Christmas orchids”. Beautiful for a Christmas baby.