Natiherem & fPolynesian Polynesian origin name, meaning "born from love".
Nau'meliafHawaiian (Modern, Rare), Polynesian From na'u meaning "mine" or nāu meaning "your" and melia, Hawaiian name of the flower Plumeria; hence the meaning is "my flower" or "your flower".
Nauoraf & mPolynesian Polynesian origin name, meaning "new life".
NaureafPolynesian Name of Polynesian origin, composed by "nau", meaning "group" or "family" and "rea", meaning "abundance". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "abundant family".
NaurifTahitian Means "the two young coconut shoots", referring to the southern archipelagos south of French Polynesia.
Nawa'akoamHawaiian Means "koa canoe" from Hawaiian waʻa "canoe" combined with koa "koa tree". A known bearer is Nawaʻakoa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa "Koa" Misi (1987-), an American footballer.
NgātamaʻinefCook Islands Maori Derived from the archaic plural article ngā and tamaʻine meaning "girl, daughter, young woman."
Ngātokoruam & fCook Islands Maori Derived from the archaic plural article ngā and tokorua meaning "partner, companion."
NgāwaifMaori Means "the waters" in Māori. Also short for names containing ngā wai such as Ngā-wai-hono-i-te-pō meaning "the waters joining in the night". Ngā-wai-hono-i-te-pō Paki is the current and second Māori Queen.
Ninaherem & fPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "favour and love", "blessing and love".
NiusaefPolynesian Means "tearing apart coconut leaves" in Bellonese.
NoariimPolynesian, Tahitian French Polynesian name, derived from no meaning "from, of" or noa meaning "free, freely, solely" and arii meaning "chief".
NoʻeaumHawaiian Hawaiian masculine name meaning "clever, artistic".
NohaurafPolynesian Name of Polynesian origin, composed by "noha", meaning "stay" or "living" and "aura", meaning "light" or "gold". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "staying in the light" or "living in the light".
Noheaf & mHawaiian Directly taken from Hawaiian nohea meaning "handsome, pretty, lovely".
NohealanifHawaiian Means "pretty sky," "pretty heaven," "lovely sky" or "lovely heaven," from nohea meaning "handsome, pretty, lovely" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
NohoariimTahitian Means "king's place" or "place of the king", from Tahitian ari'i meaning "king" and noho meaning "dwelling, place".
Noʻoroam & fCook Islands Maori Means "long stay," derived from noʻo meaning "stay" and roa meaning "long."
Nuʻuanum & fHawaiian A unisex Hawaiian name derived from the word nuʻu meaning “height” and anu meaning “cool”, thus "chilly heights". It is also the name of a cliff, valley, and stream in Honolulu.
OpetaiamPolynesian Polynesian form of Obediah or Obadiah, “serving god, serving Yahweh”. A notable bearer of this name is Opetaia Foa’i, composer, singer, guitarist and founder of the Contemporary Polynesian band Te Vaka, and songwriter for Disney's Moana.
OriheifTahitian From the Tahitian ori meaning "a dance" and hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers".
OriinifMaori Possibly from ori meaning "move about, sway" and "bad weather", and rī meaning "screen off, protect" in Māori, or from o Rīni meaning "of Rini", where Rini is perhaps short for Airini or Hirini... [more]
OriraumTahitian From the Tahitian rau meaning "a hundred" or "many" and ori meaning "a dance".
OrivaifPolynesian Polynesian name, composed by "ori", meaning "dance", "dancing" and "vai", meaning "water"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dance of the water", "dance of the ocean".
OromTahitian Etymology uncertain, Oro is the name of a war god who is the national god of Tahiti.
OrohenafPolynesian Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "embrace of the heights".
OromeafPolynesian Polynesian name, composed by "oro", meaning "heights" and "mea", short for "alamea", meaning "precious", or from "mea"; hence the meaning is "precious heights", or "high one".
Ouenam & fPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "young and beautiful" or "young and noble".
ŌuenukumMaori Personification of the rainbow in Māori myth. Also Uenuku.
Pakim & fMaori Means "fine weather" in Maori. This name is a personal name and a surname. This was the name of a Waikato Chief, and of Paki Whara, a Ngati Tama Elder who in the 1800s gathered information on the Chatham Islands which contributed to the invasion of Chatham Islands.
Pālaum & fHawaiian From the Hawaiian word which can mean "to tell tall tales, talk", "war club", or "taro".
PalaunimSamoan Samoan adaptation of Brown. This was the name Samoans called to British missionary George Brown, who became an important figure in Samoa... [more]
Palilaf & mHawaiian, Polynesian Mythology, Tahitian Polynesian name for the Hawaiian honeycreeper, an endangered bird native to Hawai'i. In Hawaiian mythology, Palila, a grandchild of goddess Hina, is a warrior hero of Kauai. He killed warriors of Hamakua and became the ruling chief of Hilo... [more]
PaniafMaori, Polynesian Mythology Means "water" in Māori. Pania, often styled 'Pania of the Reef', was the Māori goddess of water, and is a symbol of the New Zealand city of Napier. A known bearer is Pania Rose (1984-), an Australian model of partial Māori descent.
ParairemMaori Maori translation of Friday. A known bearer of this name is the Maori politician Paraire Karaka Paikea (1894-1943) from New Zealand.
ParaitifMaori Māori form of Bridget. The word paraiti means "blight" in Māori.
ParekuramMaori Means "battle, battlefield" in Maori. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Parekura Horomia (1950-2013) from New Zealand.
PashynfHawaiian Variation of Passion, as used by Pashyn Santos, a Hawaiian actress and activist.
PatukawengamMaori Patu means "weapon, kill" and Kawenga means "burden". This was the name of the Senior Ngati Mutunga Chief Patukawenga (d. 1836-1837?) who was one of the chiefs who invaded what is now Chatham Islands in 1835 before enslaving and committing genocide against the Moriori population.
Patutaim & fMaori From patu meaning "to strike, weapon, kill" and tai meaning "tide, coast" or "friend" in Māori.
Pauahif & mHawaiian Hawaiian unisex name either meaning "consumed by fire" or "putting out fire".
PawamMoriori This name means dust. This was the name of a Moriori elder and expert on Moriori lore named Pawa Ngamunanga Kahuki. The name has and may still be used as a last name.
Piʻikeaf & mHawaiian Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the life ascends".
Piʻilanim & fHawaiian Means "rising sky" or "to ascend to heaven," from piʻi meaning "climb, ascend, advance, mount, rise" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."... [more]
PiupiufMaori A garment made of flax and means "to wave about" in Māori. Also a type of fern native to New Zealand. Piupiu Te Wherowhero (c. 1886-1937) was a member of the Māori royal family.
PoeranifTahitian Means "heavenly pearl" or "divine pearl"; a combination of Tahitian poe meaning "pearl" and rani, which is derived from Tuamotuan rangi meaning "heaven".
PoeravafTahitian Means "black pearl"; a combination of Tahitian poe meaning "pearl" and rava meaning "black".
PualeifHawaiian (Rare) Means "lei of flower" or "child of blossom," from pua meaning "flower, blossom" and lei meaning "lei, garland, wreath, (figuratively) beloved child."
Pua'mae'olef & mHawaiian Hawaiian name, meaning "flower that doesn't wither".
Pueom & fHawaiian (Rare) From the word referring to the Hawaiian short-eared owl, the owl being one of the more famous physical forms assumed by ʻaumākua (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture, which vary.
Puhim & fHawaiian Means "burn, set on fire" in Hawaiian.
PumipimMoriori This name could maybe be a feminine name. This was the name of a signatory to the 1862 Moriori Crown Petition and Waitangi district leading elder named Pumipi Te Rangaranga.
RangitokonamMoriori This is the name of the god who divided Heaven and earth and shaped man. This is also the name of a Maori Chief named Te Rangi Tokona.
RarahufLiterature, Tahitian French variant of Rarau used by Pierre Loti in his popular autobiographical novel 'Le mariage de Loti' (1880), where it belongs to a native Tahitian woman who is the lover of the narrator - a French naval officer stationed on the island.
RasiellafPolynesian The name Rasiella comes from the name for "beautiful flower"... [more]
RauanafTahitian From the Tahitian rau meaning "a hundred" or "many" and possibly ana meaning "star".
Raukuraf & mMaori Means "treasured feather" in Maori.
RauparahamMaori This name in English is "calystegia sepium" a weedy vine or wildflower. New Zealand colonists mistranslated a person with this name "The Robuller." This is the name of Ngati Toa Chief Te Rauparaha (d... [more]
Rēingaf & mMaori, Polynesian Mythology Means "underworld" and "departing place of spirits" in Māori. Cape Reinga is the northern most place in New Zealand. In Māori mythology spirits of the dead would leap from Cape Reinga to enter the afterlife.
RiromRapa Nui The meaning of the name is possibly unknown. This was a name of an araki "king" of Rapa Nui named Riro Kāinga before his name was changed to Simeon Riro after his baptism. Simeon was his baptismal name before he changed it to Riroroko.
RīwaimMaori Maori form of Levi. This word in the Maori tongue is a general term for potato. This is not just a first name but a last name. This was the name of farmhand and son Wairua elder of Te Rōpiha, Rīwai Te Rōpiha... [more]
RohanafMoriori Meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of Rohana Tapu (d. 1902) Moriori slave and wife of Owenga Moriori leader Hirawanu Tapu.
Rongo-mai-tauiramMoriori This was the name of a Moriori deity. He is the god of lightning and eels as well as "Will of the wisp."
RongomaiteremMoriori This is a personal noun. The name has different meanings that deal with the sea. It is an allegorical proportionate for ocean. This noun also means 'peace on the ocean.' One possible meaning is 'ocean god'... [more]
Rongomaiwhenuam & fMoriori This name means 'peace on the land' and is a allegorical equal for land. According to Moriori tradition this is the name for one of the founding ancestors of the Moriori and ancestor of the Hamata Moriori tribe who arrived on what is now the Chatham Islands.
Rongo-mai-whitimMaori, Moriori From rongomai meaning "longstanding peace" and whiti meaning "shines". An epiphet of Maori god Rongo (high ranking Maori god) or Rongomai (Maori god). In a Moriori migration story this is the name of a god who travels with people heading to what is now the Chatham islands.
RūaimokomMaori God of earthquakes in Māori myth. Also Ruaumoko.
RuataatamTahitian Means "two people"; a combination of Tahitian rua "two" and ta'ata "human".
RuatapumMaori, Cook Islands Maori Means "sacred abyss, sacred cave" in Maori. In Maori mythology Ruatapu 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.
SālotefTongan Tongan form of Charlotte. The most famous bearer of this name was Queen Sālote Tupou (1900-1965), the third monarch of the kingdom of Tonga and, so far, its only queen regnant.