Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Polynesian; and the description contains the keywords touch or of or death.
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Tupou f & m Tongan
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.
Turia f Tahitian
Means "travel, motion" in Tahitian. The name of model Turia Mau.
Tusitala m Samoan
Means "teller of tales" in Samoan. This name was adopted by the writer Robert Louis Stevenson when he lived on the island.
Uaine m Samoan (Rare)
Samoan form of Wayne.
Uati m Samoan
Samoan form of Walter. Also the word for "watch" in Samoan.
Uenuku m Maori
Means "rainbow" in Māori. Variant of Ōuenuku, one of many names for the Māori god of rainbows.
Uinirau m Tahitian
Contracted form of the Tahitian phrase te manu ri'i 'uini rau maruao meaning "small birds chirping at dawn".
Uira m & f Tahitian
Contracted form of the Tahitian phrase 'anapa te uira i te 'iriātai meaning "lighting flashing across the horizon".
Uitimani m Tongan
Diminutive of Uolota.
Ulanni f Polynesian
Variant of Ulani.
Uli m & f Hawaiian
Masculine form and feminine short form of Uliuli.
Uloi m Tongan
Tongan equivalent of Roy.
Ululani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly inspiration" from Hawaiian ulu "to grow, be inspired" and lani "heaven, sky". This was the name of a ruler of Hilo.
Uolota m Tongan
Tongan form of Walter.
Uravini m Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian 'ura meaning "red" or "purple" and vini meaning "black-fronted parakeet" (a type of bird found on Tahiti).
Urukauri m & f Maori
Means "grove of Kauri" in Māori.
Vaea m & f Samoan (Rare), Polynesian Mythology, Tongan, Tahitian
Means "king, prince, noble, chief" and "perfect, peace, plenty" in Tongan and Tahitian. Mapu 'a Vaea, natural blowholes in Houma on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga, are known as 'Whistle of the Noble' in Tongan... [more]
Vaiana f Tahitian
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".
Vaianu f Tahitian
Contracted form of the Tahitian phrase vai anu o te rua mato meaning "fresh water from the rock hole".
Vaiata f Tahitian
Means "rain" (literally "water of the clouds"), from Tahitian vai meaning "water" and ata meaning "cloud".
Vaihiria m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "place of the water".
Vaiora f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "water of life".
Vaitea m Tahitian
Means "clear water"; a combination of Tahitian vai meaning "water" and tea meaning "white, clear".
Vanimonimo m & f Samoan
Means "expanse of sky, firmament" in Samoan.
Vaura f Polynesian, Tahitian
From vaa, variant of vaka, meaning "canoe" and ura meaning "red, bright", or a variant of vai ura meaning "bright water" in Tahitian.
Vikolia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Victoria.
Viliamu m Samoan
Samoan form of William
Waata m Maori
Variant of Wāta.
Waiata f & m Maori
Means "song" in Maori. Combined with Aroha it means "song of love, love song" Waiata-aroha.
Waipuna m Hawaiian
Meaning "spring water", from the Hawaiian elements wai "water" and puna "spring (of water)".
Wakina m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joaquin.
Walenekina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian translation of Valentina.
Walonika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Veronica.
Wanika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Juanita.
Wāta m Maori
Maori form of Walter.
Whaitiri f & m Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "thunder" in Maori. Whaitiri is the female personification of thunder in Maori mythology. She is a blind, cannibalistic goddess.
Wharekura m Maori
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.
Whina f Maori
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.
Wiki f Maori
Means “week” in Maori. Also Maori form of Vicky.
Wikitōria f Maori
Maori form of Victoria.
Wiliama m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of William.
Winiata m & f Maori
Māori form of English surname Wynyard, derived from Old English wīngeard meaning "vineyard".
Winika f Maori
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".
Wiramina f Maori
Māori form of Wilhelmina.