'A'amakualenalenamHawaiian (Rare) This is the Hawaiian name for Grapsus tenuicrustatus, a rock crab with yellow back. The 'A'ama crab is strong and swift thus another meaning of this name is "a swift, strong warrior" in Hawaiian.
Aatam & fTahitian Means "happy, laughing, smile" in Tahitian.
AelanifHawaiian Means "fine sky, delicate" in Hawaiian from 'ae meaning "fine, smooth, soft" and lani meaning "sky, heaven".
Ahorāf & mMaori (Rare) 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.
Ahuranuif & mPolynesian Polynesian origin name, meaning "great and Divine" or "great and sacred" (composed by "Ahura" and "nui").
AhutiarefTahitian From Tahitian ahu meaning "clothes, fabric, garment" and tiare meaning "flower, blossom".
Ahuuraf & mTahitian Means "red dress" from the Tahitian phrase ʻahu ʻura ariʻi o te toʻo ao te rā meaning "royal red robe of the sunset".
Aiaim & fHawaiian, Polynesian Mythology Aiai is a fisherman from Hawaiian mythology. Derived from a'ia'i meaning "bright, fair, clear" or 'ai'ai meaning "dependent" in Hawaiian.
ʻAikanakamHawaiian Means "man-eater" in Hawaiian, from Hawaiian ʻai "to eat, to taste" and kanaka "human being". This was the name of a high chief of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the grandfather of two of Hawaii's future monarchs, Kalākaua and Liliʻuokalani.
'Ailanaf & mHawaiian Means "loving, in love" in Hawaiian. Note: without the 'okina (= the diacritical mark), "ailana" could refer to sexual intercourse.
Aimatam & fTahitian Combination 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.
AinakeafHawaiian, Polynesian Means "white land" from ʻāina meaning "land" and kea meaning "white, clear".
Akaitif & mCook Islands Maori Derived either from causative prefix aka- and iti meaning "little, small" or from aka meaning "sin, fault" and iti meaning "little, small."
AkalafHawaiian Probably from Hawaiian ākala meaning "pink".
Akelielaf & mHawaiian (Rare) Hawaiian form of Adriel and Adriela, from Hebrew ʿeḏer meaning "flock" and ʾel meaning "God", interpreted by some as meaning "God's Majesty".
AlaulafHawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare) Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".
Ale'afHawaiian Hawaiian name, meaning "joy", "cheerfulness".
Alealanif & mHawaiian (Rare) Means "the sweet voice of the heavens", from the Hawaiian 'ale'a, meaning "sweet voiced" and lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Alei'om & fHawaiian Possibly from lei'ō meaning "to act wild" or Hawaiian form of Alejo.
AlenefHawaiian (Modern, Rare) Hawaiian form of Arlene, and variant of Alena, Hawaiian form of Allen. Could be interpreted as a modern variant of Hawaiian name Alana meaning "awakening, rise", or from ala 'āina meaning "land path" or 'ale nē meaning "murmuring wave".
Alexzadem & fPolynesian Alexzade is an Polynesian unisex name used primarily in Fiji and Samoa. It has no specific meaning, but can be inferred as spiritual.
AliʻikoamHawaiian (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'iloamHawaiian Said to mean both "distant chief" and "high chief" in Hawaiian.
Aliimauf & mSamoan Means "firm chief" from alii "chief" and mau "firm, hold".
AlohalanifHawaiian Alohalani is derived from Hawaiian elements Aloha meaning "love" and Lani meaning "heaven" or "royalty". Which, means "beautiful love" or "heavenly love".
ʻAlohilanifHawaiian (Rare) Means "heavenly brightness" from Hawaiian alohi "shine" and lani "heaven, sky". In Hawaiian myth this was the name of a heavenly land.
Aorangim & fMaori Means "bright sky" or "cloud in the sky" in Māori from ao "world, bright, cloud" and rangi "sky". Aorangi is also the Māori word for "planet".
AoteafMaori Means "white cloud" in Māori. Aotearoa is the Māori name of New Zealand
ApiranamMaori Māori form of Abidan. Notable Maori bearers of this name include the politician Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) and the professional rugby player Apirana "Api" Pewhairangi (b... [more]
AputimSamoan Means "the sheath of the young leaf" or "chaff, husk" in Samoan.
ArahiafMaori Means "pathfinder", feminine word for chief, leader, one who leads the way. From ara meaning "path" and "to rise up" in Maori.
Arim & fMaori, Tahitian, Cook Islands Maori Means "visible" and "the eleventh night of the lunar month" in Māori. Short form of Ariki and Ari'i meaning "chief" in Māori and Tahitian.
AriafMaori Āria means "tidal pool" in Māori. Ariā means "idea, concept" in Māori.
ArieremMaori, Biblical Maori form of Ariel, as it appears in the original 1868 edition of Te Paipera Tapu ("The Holy Bible").
ArihifMaori Māori form of Alice, which means "of noble sort, nobility".
AroariimTahitian Means "warring king" or "forgotten king"; from aro meaning "face, forehead, sight; unknown, forgotten; to wage war" and ari'i meaning "king".
AtamumRapa Nui This name means "Adam". This was the name of of a Rapa Nui man on Easter Island who lived during the 1800s named Atamu Tekena (d. 1892). He was an ariki "king".
Ateam & fPolynesian Mythology, Polynesian Atea is a creator deity in several Polynesian cultures. Atea means "clear, white" in different Polynesian languages. Atea, a shapeless being, was the giver of light to the universe. This gave rise to Rangi and Papa, who's children eventually divided their parents into heaven and earth... [more]
AulolafPolynesian, Tongan Possibly Tongan form of Aurora, or derived from aholelei meaning "suitable day; good day" in Tongan, a cognate of Samoan word 'aulelei meaning "good, pretty", or from aulo la'ā meaning "halo sun" or "golden day" in Tongan.
Aunoaf & mPolynesian Polynesian origin name, meaning "free water flowing".
AwhimaifMaori From the Maori phrase awhi mai meaning "embrace me", itself taken from the proverb awhi mai, awhi atu meaning "embrace me, and I will embrace you".
EhumoanafPolynesian Polynesian name, composed by "ehu", referred to the dust or something ephemeral and "moana", meaning "ocean"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "sand" or "ephemeral ocean".