These
names are used on the various Polynesian islands of the Pacific.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
AHIO m TonganMeans "whirlwind, waterspout" in Tongan.
AHULANI f HawaiianMeans "sky alter" in Hawaiian, from the elements
ahu, meaning "alter" and
lani, meaning "sky, heaven".
AHUMERE f TahitianDerived from Tahitian
ahu meaning "clothes, tapa cloth" and
mere meaning "parental grief, grief of a parent".
AHUTIARE f TahitianFrom Tahitian
ahu meaning "clothes, fabric, garment" and
tiare meaning "flower, blossom".
AHUURA f & m TahitianMeans "red dress" from the Tahitian phrase
ʻahu ʻura ariʻi o te toʻo ao te rā meaning "royal red robe of the sunset".
AIMATA m & f TahitianCombination of Tahitian
ai "in possession of" and
mata, derived from the word
Matamua meaning "eldest sibling". This name was traditionally given to the firstborn child of a family.
AINALANI f Hawaiian (?)Means "heavenly land" in Hawaiian, from the elements
aina "land", and
lani "sky, heaven".
AINANANI f Hawaiian (?)Means "beautiful land" in Hawaiian, from the elements
aina, meaning "land" and
nani, meaning "beauty".
AKAITI f & m Cook Islands MaoriDerived either from causative prefix
aka- and
iti meaning "little, small" or from
aka meaning "sin, fault" and
iti meaning "little, small."
AKAU m TonganMeans "tree, plant, timber" in Tongan.
ALEALANI f & m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "the sweet voice of the heavens", from the Hawaiian
'ale'a, meaning "sweet voiced" and
lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
ALEXZADE m & f PolynesianAlexzade is an Polynesian unisex name used primarily in Fiji and Samoa. It has no specific meaning, but can be inferred as spiritual.
ALIʻIKOA m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "brave king" or "warrior king," from
aliʻi meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, king, commander" and
koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."
ALI'ILOA m HawaiianSaid to mean both "distant chief" and "high chief" in Hawaiian.
ʻALOHILANI f Hawaiian (Rare)Means "heavenly brightness" from Hawaiian
alohi "shine" and
lani "heaven, sky". In Hawaiian myth this was the name of a heavenly land.
ANALEʻA f Hawaiian, HistoryMeaning uncertain. It was borne by Hawaiian chiefess Analeʻa Keohokālole (1816-1869), the mother of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
ʻĀNELA f HawaiianName from the Hawaiian word
ʻānela meaning “angel”. Can also be interpreted as an equivalent of the English given name
ANGELA.
ANUHEA f HawaiianMeans "cool, soft fragrance," from
anu meaning "cool(ness)" and
hea meaning "mist".
ARIIHAU m TahitianMeans "peaceful king" or "king of peace" from Tahitian
ariʻi meaning "noble, aristocrat, king" combined with
hau "concord, peace".
ARIITAIA m TahitianMeans "respected king" in Tahitian; a combination of
ari'i meaning "king" and
taia meaning "respect, fear".
ARIITEA m TahitianMeans "white king"; a combination of Tahitian
ari'i "white" and
téa "white, light, pale".
AROARII m TahitianMeans "face king"; a combination of
aro "face, forehead, sight" and
ari'i "king".
ATA m TonganMeans "air" or "shadow" in Tongan.
ATEA m MaoriAtea is a deity in several Polynesian cultures.
ʻAUKAI m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "seafarer" in Hawaiian, derived from the elements
ʻau "travel" and
kai "sea".
BURAT m Polynesianfrom the polynesian island historical mythology. Burat is the almighty phallic symbolic god of fertility
ETEROA m TahitianMeans "Rūrutu" (an island in the Austral archipelago) in Tahitian, derived from
Eteroa, the former name of the island.
ʻEWALANI f HawaiianMeans "heavenly Eve", from
Ewa, the Hawaiian form of
EVE, combined with Hawaiian
lani "heaven, sky".
FAHINA m & f TonganMeans "white hala fruit" or "white complexion" in Tongan.
FAI m TonganMeans "perform" or "stingray" in Tongan.
FAKAOSIFOLAU m TonganMeans "to sail for the last time" or "person who continuously voyages" in Tongan.
FARA m TahitianMeans "screwpine" (also called
pandanus; a type of plant and fruit) in Tahitian.
FILIAI m TonganMeans "choose amongst many things" in Tongan.
FUIFUI m PolynesianTongan meaning "love love", to indicate "greatly loved". A famous namesake is Tongan-born international rugby league footballer Fuifui Moimoi.