TahumMaori, Polynesian Mythology Means "to cook" and "sweetheart" in Māori. Tahu is the god of food and feasts, and the embodiment of the dining hall in Māori mythology.
TaimanifTongan Taimani is of Tongan origin, meaning 'diamond'. It's now used by the entire Pacific community, especially in Fiji, Sāmoa and other Polynesian nations.
TainifMaori (Rare) From taininihi meaning "neap tide". Also a loan word from English meaning "tiny". This is the name of Taini Morrison who was a Maori arts performer in New Zealand.
TainuimMaori Means "big tidal wave" in Maori. Tainui is a historic canoe from Hawaiki.
TamaevafPolynesian A famous bearer of this name is Tamaeva IV, queen of the Polynesian island of Rimatara.
TamaheremTahitian Means "beloved child", from Tahitian tamariʻi meaning "child" and here "love".
Tamairangif & mMaori Variant of Tōmairangi, meaning "dew", or as compound name Tama-i-rangi meaning "son in heaven". This was the name of a 19th-century Maori tribal leader and poet.
TamakimMaori Māori name for the Auckland area of New Zealand. The word tāmaki means "omen".
TamakororomMoriori This name may also been used and may be use by females today. This was the name of a Moriori man who was killed in 1791 after a misunderstanding over a fishing net with the first outsiders who came to what is now the Chatham Islands.
TamateamMaori, Polynesian Mythology Means "the Moon, on the 8th night of a lunar month, first quarter lunar phase" in Maori. Tamatea Arikinui or Tamatea Mai-Tawhiti was a legendary Maori chieftain who captained the Tākitimu on its journey from the legendary place Hawaiki to New Zealand.
TamatiamMaori Variant of Tamatea, or from tama meaning "boy" and tia meaning "servant".
TamemMoriori Meaning of this name is apparently unknown. This was the name of the last full blooded Moriori (Owenga and Otonga tribes) Tame Horomona Rehe aka Tommy Solomon (1884-1933) and Moriori elder Tame Tainui Tawarere.
TarainafTahitian Tahitian name, composed by "tara", meaning "star" or "light" and "aina", meaning "earth". Hence the meaning is "star on earth" or "light on earth".
TarianafMaori Possibly derived from Maori tāriana meaning "stallion".... [more]
TaritafPolynesian, English (American), Popular Culture The name was borne by the native Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipia who became the third wife of Marlon Brando. Initial research indicates its a Sanskrit name meaning, "to overcome obstacles" but this needs further research.
Taweram & fMaori Variant of Tāwera (a cognate of Meremere), meaning "Venus" and "morning star" in Māori.
TawhāmMaori Means "caldera/boundary line" in Māori. Short for Tū-te-tawhā - loosely translated as 'holding the boundary'. Tū-te-tawhā was a Māori chieftain of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribe.
TeanaumMaori From from te meaning "the" and ānau meaning "restless, crooked" in Māori. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Teanau Tuiono (b. 1972) from New Zealand.
Te AranifMaori Possibly from te ārani meaning "the orange" (referring to the fruit, not the colour).
TearevafPolynesian, Tahitian Tahitian name, composed by "tea", meaning "white", "clear" and "reva", meaning "wind".
TearikimMaori, Cook Islands Maori Means "the chief", from te meaning "the" and Ariki meaning "chief". A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Teariki Heather (b. 1959) from the Cook Islands... [more]
TearoafPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian and Tahitian name, meaning "great and white" or "great light".
Te Arohaf & mMaori Means "the love" in Maori (te, "the" and aroha, "love"). A variant of Aroha.
TehanifTahitian, Literature Derived from Tahitian te meaning "the" and hani meaning "darling". This was used for a character in the novel Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall... [more]
Teheaf & mTahitian From tehei meaning "the crown, the garland", or teihea meaning "where" in Tahitian.
Teheiuram & fTahitian Derived from Tahitian te hei 'ura literally meaning "the red crown".
Te Kāhum & fMaori Means "harrier hawk" in Māori. Transliteration of "hawk".
Te Kiatof & mMaori Derives from kiato which are wooden god sticks that are placed around gardens to keep the crops safe. The word kiato also means "compact".
Te Koham & fMaori Means "the gift; gifted" in Māori.
TemaevafPolynesian Polynesian origin name, based on the name Maeva, the meaning is "welcome".
Te PokimMaori Means "the fox" in Māori from te pōkiha. 'Poki' also refers to land used for cultivating. So another possible meaning of this name could be "to clear the garden." This was the name of a Senior Ngāti Mutunga chief.
TeraurafTahitian From te ra ura meaning "the red sun", or from te raura meaning "the thief" in Tahitian. Teraura was the name of a Tahitian woman that, along with the Bounty mutineers, co-founded the settlement on Pitcairn Island.
TeravafTahitian From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and rava meaning "dark, brownish".
Tereapiʻif & mCook Islands Maori Means "journey to learn," derived from tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and apiʻi meaning "learn, study."
Teremoanaf & mCook Islands Maori Derived from tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and moana meaning "ocean."
TerevaurafPolynesian Polynesian origin name, based on "reva", meaning "to rise" and "ura", meaning "red" or "brightness"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "raising to the brightness", "raising to the light".
TeuilafSamoan Samoa's national flower, also known as Alpinia purpurata.
Teuiram & fTahitian From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and uira meaning "lightning".
Teuram & fTahitian From the Tahitian te meaning "the" and 'ura, an archaic term meaning "red".
TiarefMaori, Cook Islands Maori Either from Māori tīare meaning "scent" or from Cook Islands Māori and Tahitian name Tiare meaning "flower". Tiāre with a macron on the ā is the Māori form of Charlie or Charles.
TiareherefTahitian From Tahitian tiare meaning "flower, tiare flower" and here meaning "beloved, favourite".
TiarenuifTahitian From the Tahitian tiare meaning "flower, tiare flower" and nui, an archaic term meaning "big".
TiareurafPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian origin name, composed by "Tiare", referred to a flower named Tiare and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing Tiare", "dancing flower".
TiomMaori Means "freezing cold" in Māori. Also Māori form of Joe
Tipif & mMaori It means “affect by incantations” and “pare, slice, pare off”. This is the name of a female cousin of Senior Ngati Mutunga Chief Patukawenga who was married to a Waikato chief of Ngatikoroki named Taui... [more]
TitainafTahitian Combination of Tahitian taina meaning "Gardenia jasminoides" (a type of flower) and the prefix ti- meaning "small".
ToreamMoriori This name means oystercatcher. This was the name of a Owenga Moriori Chief named Torea Takarehe (d. 1876) who was the teacher of Moriori elder Hirawanu Tapu.
Toroaf & mMaori Derived from Maori toroa "albatross", ultimately from Maori toro "to stretch; to extend".
TuarikimMaori Means "chief of high standing" from tū "stand" and ariki "chief" in Maori. A notable bearer of this name is Tuariki Delamere (b. 1951), a Maori politician and athlete from New Zealand.
TuimFijian, Polynesian From the traditional title for tribal chiefs or princes, often rendered as "king, principal chief". Traditionally, it is equivalent of God title.
Tupouf & mTongan A royal title from Tonga, means "bowing the head (as in bowing to a royal)" or "king". Tupou is the name of the royal family of Tonga, after King George Tupou I adopted the name.
Turiaf & mMaori From tūria meaning "journey" in Māori.
TuriafTahitian Means "travel, motion" in Tahitian. The name of model Turia Mau.
Turiarangim & fMaori From tūria meaning "journey" and rangi meaning "sky" in Māori.
Vaeam & fTongan, Samoan, Tahitian, Polynesian Mythology Meaning unknown, though it likely means "king, prince, noble, chief" based on the fact that the meaning of Mapu 'a Vaea, natural blowholes in Houma on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga, is known to be 'Whistle of the Noble/Chief/King' in Tongan... [more]
VahineariifTahitian From the Tahitian vahine meaning "woman" and ari'i meaning "noble".
VahineurafPolynesian Polynesian name, composed by "vahine", meaning "woman" and "ura", referred to a Polynesian typical dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing woman".
VaianafTahitian Means "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".
VaianufTahitian Contracted form of the Tahitian phrase vai anu o te rua mato meaning "fresh water from the rock hole".
Vaiariim & fTahitian From the Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ari'i meaning "high chief, king", idiomatically meaning "royal water".
VaiatafTahitian Means "rain" (literally "water of the clouds"), from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ata meaning "cloud".
Vaiateaf & mTahitian Means "distant waters" from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and atea meaning "distant, far away".
VaurafPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian origin name, composed by "vai", meaning "water" and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing water".
Watoreaf & mIndigenous Australian, Maori Derived from Maori wātō rea meaning "sunset". This name was used for a tropical cyclone in 1976 near Australia.
Whaitirif & mMaori, Polynesian Mythology Means "thunder" in Maori. Whaitiri is the female personification of thunder in Maori mythology. She is a blind, cannibalistic goddess.
WharekuramMaori This name means "school of learning". Its also the name of a building where tohunga (priest) taught esoteric lore to students of his. This was the name of a Ngati Tama chief named Te Wharekura of the Ngati Wai Ngati Tama clan who along with his clan killed and cooked 50 Moriori in the mid-1800s at Te Raki in what is now Chatham Islands.
WhinafMaori Māori form of Josephine, and short for Āwhina. Dame Whina Cooper (born Hōhepine Te Wake; 1895-1994) was a Māori activist from New Zealand, her activism helped to improve the rights for Māori people.
WikifMaori Means “week” in Maori. Also Maori form of Vicky.
Winiatam & fMaori Māori form of English surname Wynyard, derived from Old English wīngeard meaning "vineyard".
WinikafMaori From the Maori name of Christmas orchids (Dendrobium cunninghamii), a type of orchid that is endemic to the New Zealand. This name could also be written as Te Winika, which means "the Christmas orchid".