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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Polynesian; and the length is 9.
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Akatauira m Cook Islands Maori
Means "to observe and mark". This is the name of a star important for its use in navigation.
Akeakamai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Meaning "yearning for wisdom," "philosophy," or "lover (ake) of wisdom (akamai)".
Alepeleke m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alfred.
Alepeleko m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alfredo.
Alohalani f Hawaiian
Alohalani is derived from Hawaiian elements Aloha meaning "love" and Lani meaning "heaven" or "royalty". Which, means "beautiful love" or "heavenly love".
ʻAlohilani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "heavenly brightness" from Hawaiian alohi "shine" and lani "heaven, sky". In Hawaiian myth this was the name of a heavenly land.
Angaaetau m Tongan
Means "the ways of war" in Tongan.
Apelehama m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Abraham.
Āperahama m Maori
Māori form of Abraham.
Atamahina m & f Tongan
Means "rising of the moon" in Tongan.
Dengiilei f Polynesian
Means "top of a sail" in Palauan.
Elisapeta f Samoan
Samoan form of Elisabeth.
Epalahame m Tongan
Tongan form of Abraham.
Fakahafua m Tongan
Means "to give everything, finish everything" in Tongan.
Fakalelei m Tongan
Means "make peace" in Tongan.
Fakapulia m Tongan
Means "to conceal" in Tongan.
Fieiloeua m & f Tongan
Means "twilight light, dawn light" in Tongan.
Haamoeura f & m Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "sleeping in the light".
Haleakalā f Hawaiian
Means "house of the sun" in Hawaiian. Its usage was likely inspired by the crater of the same name in Maui.
Haumanava m & f Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian hau meaning "peace" and manava meaning "welcome".
Heepuenui f Tahitian
Means "to lie in a cloudless sky"; from Tahitian heepuenui.
Heinoaura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "red garland of peace" ("hei", "noa", "ura").
Heiraaura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "hei", meaning "garland", "rau", that means "hundred" or "leaf" and "ura", meaning "red"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "garland of red leaves", or "garland of hundred red flowers".
Heiteaura f & m Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "red garland".
Hinerangi f Maori
Means "sky/heaven girl" in Maori.
Hiruwheta m Maori
Maori form of Sylvester.
Ilaisaane f Polynesian
A familiar name in Tonga, Ilaisaane is of Polynesian origin and is said to mean "blooming flower."
Ilisapeti f Tongan
Tongan form of Elizabeth.
Irihāpeti f Maori
Maori form of Elizabeth.
Ka'ahumanu f Hawaiian
Means "the bird's mantle" in Hawaiian, from Hawaiian definite article ka with ʻahu "cape, shirt, coat" and manu "bird". This was the name of the early rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Kahananui m & f Hawaiian
Meaning "the great work, the hard job". From Hawaiian ka "the", hana "work" and nui "big".
Kāhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly name" or "greet the sky," from kāhea meaning "to call, cry out, invoke, greet, name" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
Kaʻimipono m Hawaiian
Means "the search for prosperity" or "the one who seeks to prosper," from definite article ka, ʻimi meaning "to look, hunt, search, seek" and pono meaning "goodness, morality, excellence, well-being, prosperity."
Kaipolani f & m Hawaiian
From Hawaiian ka, a definite article, ipo meaning "sweetheart, darling" and lani meaning "sky, heaven".
Kaleolani m & f Hawaiian
Means "the heavenly voice" from Hawaiian ka "the" and leo "sound, voice" (see Kaleo) combined with lani "heaven, sky".
Kalolaina f Hawaiian, Fijian
Hawaiian and Fijian adoption of Carolina.
Kamariera m Maori (Rare)
Māori adaptation of the Scottish surname Cameron.
Kameāloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the beloved one," "the affectionate one" or "the compassionate one," from definite article ka, mea, which refers to a thing, person, matter or object, and aloha meaning "love, affection, compassion."
Kanoelani f Hawaiian
Means "the heavenly mist" or "the spiritual mist," from definite article ka, noe meaning "mist, fog, vapour, rain spray" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
Kapariera m Maori, Biblical
Maori form of Gabriel, as it appears in the original 1868 edition of Te Paipera Tapu ("The Holy Bible").
Kapeliela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Gabriel.
Kapiʻolani f Hawaiian
Means "the heavenly arch" from Hawaiian ka, a definite article, piʻo meaning "arch" and lani meaning "sky, heaven"... [more]
Kararaina f Maori
Maori form of Caroline.
Kauluwehi f Hawaiian
Variant form of Uluwehi.
Kawelohea f Hawaiian
Means "Kawelo's calling" in Hawaiian.
Keakakona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Jackson.
Keakulina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jacqueline.
Keali'ivai m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "chief of water", "chief of the sea", "king of the sea".
Keanolani f Hawaiian
Means "the cool sky" in Hawaiian, from Hawaiian definite article ka with anu "coolness" and lani "sky, heavens". This was the name of a Hawaiian chiefess of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Kehaulani f Hawaiian
From Hawaiian kēhau "dew, dewdrop" and lani "heaven, sky". This was one of the top 100 girls' names in Hawaii in 1997.
Keikilani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly child" or "royal child" from Hawaiian keiki "child" and lani "heaven, sky". This name was popular in Hawaii from 2000-2005.
Kelekolio m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Gregory.
Kelupaina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Tryphena.
Kolinaisi m Tongan, Polynesian
Became more known in USA, from popular American show "The Biggest Loser" Season 9 (2010) contestant Kolinaisi "Koli" Palu.
Koukalaka m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Douglas.
Kuini'ivai f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, probably a variation of "queenie" (queen), combined with "vai", meaning "water". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "queen of the water".
Langidrik m Polynesian
Means "small storm" in Marshellese.
Lehuanani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful ʻōhiʻa (flower)," from lehua, which refers to the flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree and also the tree itself, and nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."
Leicester m Tongan
From the English city Leicester.... [more]
Llanakila f Hawaiian (Rare), African American
Variant of Lanakila, used as an alias by Jamaican-American artist, painter, digital illustrator, and digital artist Victoria Brown.
Māhealani f Hawaiian
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.
Maheirava f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "my garland of abundance".
Maheireva f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "floating garland", "soaring garland".
Mana'olana f & m Hawaiian
Means "hope, expectation, confidence" in Hawaiian.
Manawaleʻa f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "charity" in Hawaiian. Also used as a Hawaiian equivalent of the name Charity.
Māreikura f Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "respected friend." Māreikura is the name of an order of goddesses in Maori mythology.
Marevaura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "mareva" and "ura", the meaning is "bright ocean breeze", or "dancing ocean breeze".
Matangaro f & m Cook Islands Maori
Means "lost face," derived from mata meaning "face" and ngaro meaning "disappear, vanish, lose."
Metelaine f Tongan
Tongan form of Madeline.
Moanatini m Tahitian
Means "many oceans"; a combination of Tahitian moana "ocean" and tini "many, multiple".
Nāpualani f Hawaiian
Hawaiian feminine name meaning "the heavenly flowers".
Nataniela m Tongan
Tongan form of Nathanael.
Natanielu m Samoan
Samoan form of Nathanael.
Ngawaiata f Maori
Means "psalms" in Maoritanga.
Ngiralmau m Polynesian
Means "deep part of a lagoon" in Palauan.
Nohealani f Hawaiian
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."
Okewoleka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Oswald
Palakalei m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bradley
Peniamina m Hawaiian, Samoan
Samoan and Hawaiian form of Benjamin.
Peniamina m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Benjamin.
Pilialoha f & m Hawaiian
Means "beloved companion" in Hawaiian.
Pua'mae'ole f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian name, meaning "flower that doesn't wither".
Rangiātea f & m Maori
Means "heaven of the gods" in Maori. A place in Hawaiki, the ancestral land.
Rauparaha m Maori
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]
Reremoana f Maori
Means "water flowing to the sea" in Maori, from rere "flow" and moana "sea".
Sinasamoa f Hawaiian
Means “cinnamon” in Hawaiian. It coincides with the word “ginger” in Samoan.
Taitearii m Tahitian
Means "king of the sea", a combination of Tahitian tai meaning "sea" and te ari'i meaning "the king".
Talalelei f Samoan
Means "good news" in Samoan.
Tamirangi f Maori
From tāmi "smother, quashing" and rangi "sky", or a variant of Tamairangi.
Tausa’afia m & f Samoan
Means "pleasant; lovable" in Samoan.
Tava'esina f Samoan
Derived from the Samoan tava'e meaning "tropical bird" and sina meaning "white, grey, silver".
Teanuanua m Tahitian
Means "the rainbow" in Tahitian.
Teremoana f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived from tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and moana meaning "ocean."
Terevaura f Polynesian
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".
Tiarehere f Tahitian
From Tahitian tiare meaning "flower, tiare flower" and here meaning "beloved, favourite".
Tuterangi m Maori
From tū te rangi meaning "hold the sky".
Vahineura f Polynesian
Polynesian name, composed by "vahine", meaning "woman" and "ura", referred to a Polynesian typical dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing woman".
Vahineura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "bright woman", "radiant woman".
Vakangoto f Polynesian
Means "sunken canoe" in Anutan.
Vasaloloa f Samoan
Means "ocean; ocean water" in Samoan.
Wahineʻaeʻa f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian word wahine meaning "woman" and 'ae'a meaning "wandering".
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.
Wikitōria f Maori
Maori form of Victoria.