LuʻukiafPolynesian Mythology, Hawaiian lu'ukia means "chastity belt" and "lashing" in Hawaiian. Lu‘ukia was a legendary chieftainess, sister of Kāwelu, wife of ʻOlopana, and lover of Mo‘ikeha.
MaheafHawaiian Hawaiina name, meaning "calling" or "the one who is called".
MāhealanifHawaiian Means "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian māhea "haze" and lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.
MaheiravafPolynesian, Tahitian From ma hei rava meaning "lava garland; garland of abundance; dark brown garland" or from maheirava meaning "last beating pulse" in Tahitian.
MahinafHawaiian, Polynesian Mythology Means "moon, month" in Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *masina. In Hawaiian mythology, Mahina is a lunar deity and the mother of Hema.
MairangifMaori Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Maori mai meaning "for ages, for a long time" and rangi meaning "day" or "sky, heaven".
MairavafPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "the one coming with grace", or "the one coming with abundance".
MairenuifPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian name, composed by "Maire", that is the Tahitian name of the flower Alyxia Stellata and "nui", meaning "big", "great".
Mairevaf & mPolynesian Polynesian origin name, meaning "born in the light".
Maka'alafHawaiian Hawaiian name, composed by "maka", meaning "eye" and "ala", meaning "perfume" or "beauty". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "beautiful eyes" or "bright eyes".
MakaimHawaiian Makai is an adverb in the Hawaiian language combining the directional particle ma with Hawaiian kai meaning "ocean". It literally means "toward or by the sea, seaward". It is sometimes used as a given name, particularly within the Hawaiian Islands but is also found within the continental United States.
Makeom & fHawaiian Short for make ole meaning "immortal", or from make meaning "die, killed, defeated" and ʻō meaning "to pierce, stab", or make meaning "desire, want" and ō meaning "endure" in Hawaiian... [more]
Malulanim & fHawaiian Hawaiian unisex name meaning "heavenly shade" or "heavenly protection".
MamofHawaiian From the name of two species of black-and-yellow birds (both extinct) native to the Hawaiian Islands. A notable bearer was Hawaiian-born actress Mamo Clark (1914-1986).
Manam & fHawaiian From the word referring to a supernatural, religious or divine power.
ManuariimTahitian Combination of Tahitian manu "bird" and ari'i "king, chief, prince". A known bearer is Manuarii Hauata (1994-), a footballer from French Polynesia.
Manueaf & mPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "bird of the air".
ManukamMaori A 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... [more]
Matewaf & mMaori From mate meaning "want, to be overcome" and wā meaning "duration" in Māori. Also transliteration of personal name Mathers.... [more]
Matium & fMaori Māori form of Matthew. Matiu is also an indigenous Māori name possibly derived from mā tiu "by way of north". Matiu/Somes Island is named after the daughter of Kupe, a semi-legendary navigator.
Matukum & fMaori Means "white heron" in Māori. Also Kōtuku.
MauanimPolynesian Polynesian name, composed by "mau", meaning "true" or "always" and "ani", meaning "benevolence". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "true benevolence", "true benevolent", or "always benevolent".
Mauariim & fPolynesian, Tahitian Means "the chiefs" from mau, a plural article, and arii meaning "chief".
MeilanifHawaiian (Modern, Rare) Possibly synthetic Hawaiian name influenced by Melanie and/or Leilani using the Hawaiian element lani "heavenly." Used very rarely in the US, mainly California and Hawaii, since the 1980s or earlier... [more]
MeleilafHawaiian (Rare), Polynesian, Tongan Either from mele iki meaning "melody", "song" with a diminutive suffix in Tongan, or from Hawaiian mele li'i meaning "song" with a diminutive suffix. Could also mean "birthmark, spot, blemish" in Tongan, from mele meaning "blemish" and ila meaning "spot"... [more]
MelelunifPolynesian, Tongan From Mele Tongan form of Mary or mele meaning "song", and langi meaning "sky, heaven" or lū nie meaning "small taro leaves", or louhuni meaning "huni leaf" in Tongan.
MelemunafPolynesian, Tongan Tongan name, composed of mele meaning "song", "melody" and muna meaning "to speak" or "to express"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "to sing".
Melemunif & mPolynesian, Tongan From mele meaning "song", or Tongan form of Mary, and muni meaning "strong" in Tongan.
MeleolafHawaiian Means "song of life" in Hawaiian, from mele meaning "song" and ola meaning "life".
MeleveafPolynesian, Tongan From mele meaning "song, melody" and vea meaning "chief" in Tongan; hence the meaning is "song of the chief" or "chief song".
Meremerem & fMaori This name means "Venus as an evening star" and "star". This was the name of the Ngati Tama Chief of Kaingaroa, Meremere (d. 1860) who protected Moriori under him from other Maori chiefs during the Moriori genocide... [more]
Meretinif & mMaori Means "plentiful greenstone weapons" and "esteemed" in Māori, from meremere which means "greenstone weapon" and "venus evening star", and tini meaning "plentiful". Also Māori form of Martina.
MetiriafMaori From me "must" and tiria "share, cultivate", or me te rearea meaning "how beautiful" in Māori. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Metiria Turei (b. 1970) from New Zealand.
Moalam & fFijian, Hawaiian, Polynesian, Samoan, Tongan The word moala refers to a type of yam in Tonga. Moala Island is a place in Fiji. In this case Moala possibly originates from Fijian mua la meaning "follow the bow of the canoe". In Hawaiian and Samoan mo'o ala means "lizard path".
Moalam & fPolynesian, Tongan, Samoan Possibly a variant of Malu meaning "safe place, refuge; calm, peaceful" in Samoan and Tongan. Also possibly a variant of le ala meaning "the path" in Samoan, or alaimaluloa meaning "path in the shade" in Tongan.
Moala'evafPolynesian, Tongan, Samoan From the word Moala, and 'eva meaning "to walk, come, stop by" in Tongan, and "to hang out (with friends)" in Samoan.
MoanaitimTahitian Means "small ocean"; a combination of Tahitian moana meaning "ocean" and the suffix -iti implying a small size.
MoanatinimTahitian Means "many oceans"; a combination of Tahitian moana "ocean" and tini "many, multiple".
MoanauramTahitian From the Tahitian moana meaning "ocean" and the archaic 'ura meaning "red".
MoerafPolynesian Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "sleeping in the sun". It is the name of a city in New Zealand.
MoeravafPolynesian, Tahitian Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "precious rest", or "precious dream" or also "bright dream".
Moeroaf & mCook Islands Maori Means "long sleep," derived from moe meaning "sleep" and roa meaning "long."
MoeurafPolynesian Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "golden sleep".
MoevaifPolynesian, Tahitian Name of Polynesian origin, composed by "moe", meaning "dream" and "vai", meaning "water". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dreaming the water".
MokihanafHawaiian From the name of a type of tree that grows on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The mokihana tree's fragrant berries are used in making leis.
MomilanifHawaiian (Rare) Means "heavenly pearl," "spiritual pearl," "royal pearl" or "noble pearl," from momi meaning "pearl" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
Mo'om & fHawaiian Unisex name meaning “supernatural water lizard" or "lineage; legend”.
MooreafTahitian From the Tahitian Mo'ore'a meaning "yellow lizard". This was the name of Luisa Casati’s only grandchild, Moorea Hastings. Derived from the name of an island in French Polynesia.
NāʻaifHawaiian From the Hawaiian nā meaning "quieted, pacified" or "the (plural)" and 'ai meaning "ruler".
Naʻauaof & mHawaiian Hawaiian unisex name meaning "daylight mind" or "knowledge".
Naehum & fTahitian Means "blonde hairs" in Tahitian. Contracted form of Tahitian nā ehu fānau maeha'a tapu nui meaning "most sacred blonde newborn twins".
NaheifTahitian Means "twin crowns"; a combination of Tahitian na denoting duplicates or twins and hei meaning "crown".
NahenahefHawaiian Hawaiian feminine name meaning "soft, gentle".
NāhiʻenaʻenafHawaiian Means "the red-hot raging fires" from Hawaiian nā, "the (plural)", ahi, "fire", and 'ena'ena, "red-hot". This was the name of a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, the daughter of Kamehameha I.
NāinoamHawaiian Originally given as the third name of a child who was named after two relatives or friends, meaning "the namesakes" from the Hawaiian plural definite article, nā, with inoa "name"... [more]
NaiteafPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "white", "clear", combined with "nai", an affettive pronoun.
Nākaif & mHawaiian From the Hawaiian nā meaning "quieted, pacified" or "the (plural)" and kai meaning "sea(s)".
NaneafHawaiian Directly taken from Hawaiian nanea meaning "fascinating, interesting, enjoyable". It was one of the top 100 most popular names for girls born in Hawaii in 2005 and the name of a doll in the American Girl line, released in 2017.