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.
'AHO'EITU m PolynesianThe god
Eitumatupua climbed down from the sky on a great tree, and took a worm descendant,
Ilaheva, as his wife. Returning to the sky, the god left the woman and her child, Ahoeitu, on the Earth.
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".
ALANI f HawaiianMeans "orange", referring both to the fruit, the tree, and the color.
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".
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".
FARA m TahitianMeans "screwpine" (also called
pandanus; a type of plant and fruit) in Tahitian.
FUIFUI m PolynesianTongan meaning "love love", to indicate "greatly loved". A famous namesake is Tongan-born international rugby league footballer Fuifui Moimoi.
HALEAKALĀ f HawaiianMeans "house of the sun" in Hawaiian. Its usage was likely inspired by the crater of the same name in Maui.
HALONA f HawaiianMeans "peering; place from which to peer, place to peer at, lookout" in Hawaiian.
HANALEI f & m HawaiianMeans "crescent bay" from Hawaiian
hana "bay" and
lei. It is sometimes used as the Hawaiian form of
Henry.
HAUMANAVA m & f TahitianCombination of Tahitian
hau meaning "peace" and
manava meaning "welcome".
HAUNUI m TahitianMeans "great peace" from Tahitian
hau meaning "peace, concord" and
nui meaning "great, big".
HAWAIKI f TahitianDerived from Proto-Polynesian
Sawaiki meaning "Ra'iātea", referring to the island of which the Polynesian peoples originated from. Today, Ra'iātea is the second largest island in French Polynesia.
HAWEA f HawaiianPossibly taken from
hāwea, the name of a mythical drum brought from Tahiti.
HEALANI f HawaiianThe usage of the name is likely inspired by Queen Emma Healani of Hawaii.
HEIARII m & f TahitianMeans "crown king, royal crown" in Tahitian; derived from
ari'i meaning "king".
HEIATA m & f TahitianMeans "cloud crown" in Tahitian; a combination of
ata "cloud" and
hei "crown".
HEILANI f TahitianCombination of Tahitian
hei meaning "crown" and Hawaiian
lani meaning "sky, heaven, royal, majesty".
HEIMANA f & m TahitianFrom Polynesian meaning "powerful crown moving the sky".
HEIMANU f & m TahitianMeans "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of
hei "crown" and
manu "bird".
HEIMOANA m TahitianMeans "crown of the ocean"; a combination of
hei "crown" and
moana "ocean".
HEIURA f TahitianMeans either "crown of feathers" or "crown of fire" depending on the pronunciation.
HEKILI m & f HawaiianMeans "thunder" in Hawaiian. Apparently in the past,
Herman was sometimes used as its Anglicized form.
HEREHAU m & f TahitianMeans "love of peace" in Tahitian; a combination of
here "love" and
hau "peace".
HEREMANU m TahitianMeans "bird of love"; a combination of
here "love" and
manu "bird".
HIʻILANI f & m HawaiianMeans "held in the arms of heaven," from
hiʻi "bear, hold/carry in the arms" and
lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
HIʻILEI f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)Means "child carried in the arms" from Hawaiian
hiʻi "carry in the arms" and
lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei).
HINATEA f TahitianMeans "great white granddaughter admired by goddesses" in Tahitian.
HOKU f & m HawaiianPossibly derived from Hawaiian
hoku "night of the full moon".
HOKULE'A f & m Hawaiian, AstronomyHōkūleʻa is Hawaiian for “Star of Gladness” or “Clear Star”. The western name of this star is Arcturus. Hōkūleʻa is the brightest in the northern hemisphere and it is Hawaii’s zenith star...
[more] HURIATA f & m MaoriMaori name meaning "Turn Morning" "Dawn" Or "Daylight". Huri means to 'turn' or 'change' and Ata means 'Morining'.
ISA f Polynesian, ChamorroA female Chamorro name, either derived from the noun
isa meaning "rainbow", or possibly derived from the verb meaning "to flatter" or the transitive verb meaning "to rise, to haul up".
'IWALANI f HawaiianThis name means "heavenly frigate bird" or "heavenly man-of-war bird" from
'iwa meaning "frigate bird, man-of-war bird" and
lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual."
KAʻANĀʻANĀ f & m Hawaiian (Archaic)Hawaiian feminine name derived from
ka meaning "the" and
ʻanāʻanā meaning "black magic". This name is rarely used in modern times.
KAʻEHU m & f HawaiianHawaiian name with the combination of
ka "the" and
ʻehu "sea spray; reddish hair".
KAʻENA f & m HawaiianCombination of
ka "the" and
ʻena "heat". Also a short form of compound names beginning thus.
KĀʻEO m HawaiianFrom the word meaning "full of knowledge" or "zealous."
KAHANANUI m & f HawaiianMeaning "the great work, the hard job". From Hawaiian
ka "the",
hana "work" and
nui "big".
KĀHEALANI f HawaiianMeans "heavenly name" or "greet the sky," from
kāhea meaning "to call, cry out, invoke, greet, name" and
lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
KAHEKILI m & f Hawaiian (Rare)Means "the thunder" in Hawaiian, from definite article
ka and
hekili "thunder". It's also used for females, though it's unclear if the etymology for Kahekili, as a feminine name, is different to the meaning given here or not....
[more] KAHELE f & m HawaiianMeans "the walk" or "the moving," from definite article
ka and
hele meaning "to go, come, walk, going, moving."
KAHIAU m & f Hawaiian (Rare)From a rarely used word that refers to an action of giving generously with a heart and not expecting something in return.
KAHILI f & m Hawaiian, Popular CultureFrom the name of Hawaiian feathered regalia used to symbolize the ali'i (nobility). It also coincides with the Hawaiian name of several plants, such as the crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), the kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerarium), and the red silky oak (Grevillea banksii)...
[more] KAHĪNANO m & f Hawaiian (Rare)Means "the (male) pandanus flower," from definite article
ka and
hīnano meaning "male pandanus blossom."
KAHUE m & f HawaiianMeans "the gourd" or "the water calabash," from definite article
ka and
hue meaning "gourd, water calabash."
KAHULA f & m HawaiianHawaiian name with the combination of
ka meaning "the" +
hula meaning "dance".
KAIEA m & f HawaiianMeans "rising sea," from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
ea meaning "to rise, go up, raise."
KAIKAINA f HawaiianName of character Kaikaina Grif, in Rooster Teeth Productions "Red vs Blue". She's the sister of main character Dexter Grif, and is called 'sister' throughout her appearances.
KAIKEA m HawaiianMeans "clear sea," from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
kea meaning "white, clear."
KAIKOA m HawaiianMeans "sea warrior," from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."
KAILANI f HawaiianFrom the Hawaiian
kai meaning "sea" and
lani meaning "sky, heavens"
KAILEʻA f HawaiianMeans "joyful sea" or "sea of joy," from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
leʻa meaning "joy, pleasure, happiness."
KAILI f & m Hawaiian, ChineseFrom the Polynesian/Hawaiian origin, Kaili is the name of a Hawaiian deity,
Kukailimoku. In Chinese, the name means "beautiful" and "victorious".
KAʻIMIPONO m HawaiianMeans "the search for prosperity" or "the one who seeks to prosper," from definite article
ka,
ʻimi meaning "to look, hunt, search, seek" and
pono meaning "goodness, morality, excellence, well-being, prosperity."
KAINALU m HawaiianMeans "sea wave," from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
nalu meaning "wave, surf."
KAINANI f Hawaiian (Rare)Means "beautiful sea," "glorious sea" or "sea of splendour," from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."
KAINOA m & f HawaiianThis name can mean "sea of freedom," which would derive from
kai meaning "sea, sea water" and
noa meaning "freedom," or "the namesake," which would derive from
ka, which is a definite article, and
inoa meaning "name(sake)."
KAʻIULANI f HawaiianMeans "the sacred sky," "the sacred heaven," "the sacred, heavenly one" or "the royal, sacred one," from definite article
ka,
ʻiu meaning "lofty, sacred, revered, consecrated" and
lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."...
[more] KAIWI m & f HawaiianHawaiian unisex name meaning "the bone", a symbol of life and old age.
KALAʻI m & f HawaiianMeans "the peace," "the stillness" or "the tranquility," from definite article
ka, and
laʻi meaning "calm, stillness, peace, tranquility."
KALAMA m & f HawaiianMeans "the endemic ebony (diospyros)" or "the torch," from definite article
ka and
lama meaning "torch, endemic ebony (diospyros)."...
[more] KALAUOKALANI f & m HawaiianIn ancient Hawaii, used to describe heavenly abundance. Literal meaning: "the leaf of the heavens" from Hawaiian ka "the" lau "leaf" o "of" ka "the" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
KALEHUA f & m HawaiianMeans "the ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from definite article
ka and
lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself.
KALEIKAUMAKA m & f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)Hawaiian name elements meaning
ka “the”,
lei “lei”,
kau “place”,
maka “eye” meaning "the beloved child to be looked upon with love and pride".
KALEOLANI m & f HawaiianMeans "the heavenly voice" from Hawaiian
ka "the" and
leo "sound, voice" (see
Kaleo) combined with
lani "heaven, sky".
KALIA f HawaiianMeans "the flower wreath, the beloved" in Hawaiian.
KALIKO f & m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "the leaf bud" or "the newly opened leaf," from definite article
ka and
liko meaning "leaf bud, newly opened leaf."
KALILI f HawaiianA Hawaiian feminine name derived from the name of a species of native violet.
KAMAEHU m HawaiianFrom the word meaning "strength, energy, firmness of resolution, fixedness of purpose."
KAMAILE f & m HawaiianMeans "the maile," from definite article
ka and
maile, a type of vine native to Hawaii that is used mainly to make leis.
KAMAKA f & m HawaiianDerived from Hawaiian
ka "the" and
maka meaning "eye", "bud" or "beloved one, child", also a short form of compound given names beginning thus. This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
KAMAKANA m HawaiianMeans "the gift" or "the reward," from definite article
ka and
makana meaning "gift, present, reward, award, donation, prize."
KAMAKANI m & f HawaiianMeans "the wind," from definite article
ka and
makani meaning "wind, breeze."
KAMALEI f & m HawaiianMeans "lei child" or "lei person," from
kama meaning "child, person" and
lei meaning "lei, garland, wreath."