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 TonganA 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 TahitianMeans "travel, motion" in Tahitian. The name of model Turia Mau.
Tusitala m SamoanMeans "teller of tales" in Samoan. This name was adopted by the writer Robert Louis Stevenson when he lived on the island.
Uenuku m MaoriMeans "rainbow" in Māori. Variant of
Ōuenuku, one of many names for the Māori god of rainbows.
Uinirau m TahitianContracted form of the Tahitian phrase
te manu ri'i 'uini rau maruao meaning "small birds chirping at dawn".
Uira m & f TahitianContracted form of the Tahitian phrase
'anapa te uira i te 'iriātai meaning "lighting flashing across the horizon".
Ululani f HawaiianMeans "heavenly inspiration" from Hawaiian
ulu "to grow, be inspired" and
lani "heaven, sky". This was the name of a ruler of Hilo.
Uravini m TahitianCombination of Tahitian
'ura meaning "red" or "purple" and
vini meaning "black-fronted parakeet" (a type of bird found on Tahiti).
Vaea m & f Samoan (Rare), Polynesian Mythology, Tongan, TahitianMeans "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... [
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Vaiana f TahitianMeans "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 TahitianContracted form of the Tahitian phrase
vai anu o te rua mato meaning "fresh water from the rock hole".
Vaiata f TahitianMeans "rain" (literally "water of the clouds"), from Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and
ata meaning "cloud".
Vaitea m TahitianMeans "clear water"; a combination of Tahitian
vai meaning "water" and
tea meaning "white, clear".
Vaura f Polynesian, TahitianFrom
vaa, variant of
vaka, meaning "canoe" and
ura meaning "red, bright", or a variant of
vai ura meaning "bright water" in Tahitian.
Waiata f & m MaoriMeans "song" in Maori. Combined with
Aroha it means "song of love, love song" Waiata-aroha.
Waipuna m HawaiianMeaning "spring water", from the Hawaiian elements
wai "water" and
puna "spring (of water)".
Whaitiri f & m Maori, Polynesian MythologyMeans "thunder" in Maori. Whaitiri is the female personification of thunder in Maori mythology. She is a blind, cannibalistic goddess.
Wharekura m MaoriThis 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 MaoriMāori 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.
Winiata m & f MaoriMāori form of English surname Wynyard, derived from Old English
wīngeard meaning "vineyard".
Winika f MaoriFrom 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".