Samoan Submitted Names

Agelu f Samoan
Means "angel" in Samoan.

'Ailine f Samoan
Samoan form of Irene.

Aitulagi f Samoan
Means "spirit of heaven" in Samoan.

Alauna f Polynesian, Tongan, Samoan
Polynesian name, meaning "sweet path" or "path of love".

Aleki m Tongan, Samoan, English (New Zealand)
Samoan form of Alexander or Alexis.

Alekisa f Samoan
Samoan borrowing of Alexa.

Alema m Samoan
Samoan form of Alma 1.

Alesana m Samoan
Samoan form of Alexander.

Alesania f Samoan
Samoan form of Alexandra.

Aliimau f & m Samoan
Means "firm chief" from alii "chief" and mau "firm, hold".

Amataga m & f Samoan
Means "beginning, start" in Samoan.

Amoni m Samoan
Derived from moni meaning "true".

Anavea f Polynesian, Tongan, Samoan
From ana meaning "cave" and vea meaning "chief" in Tongan, or from Samoan anafea meaning "when".

Aniva f & m Polynesian, Samoan
Means "bright" and refers to "the Milky Way" in Samoan.

Apikaila f Samoan
Samoan form of Abigail.

Aputi m Samoan
Means "the sheath of the young leaf" or "chaff, husk" in Samoan.

Ario f Samoan
It means "platinum" in Samoan.

Atamai m & f Samoan
Means "smart, intelligent" in Samoan.

Aukusitina f Samoan
Samoan variant of the Latin name, Augustina, the feminine version of the Latin name, Augustine.

Cardiff m Samoan
From the city of Cardiff in Wales.... [more]

Elisapeta f Samoan
Samoan form of Elisabeth.

Ema f Fijian, Maori, Melanesian, Samoan
Maori, Fijian, and Samoan form of Emma.

Emanuelu m Samoan
Samoan form of Emmanuel.

Enele m Samoan
Samoan variant to the English name, “Henry”.

Esekielu m Samoan
Samoan form of Ezekiel.

Eteuati m Samoan
Samoan form of Edward.

Fa'afetai f & m Samoan
Means 'thank you' in Samoan.

Fa'alupe f & m Samoan
Means "the way of the pigeon" in Samoan.

Fa'atasi f Samoan
Means "together" or "once" in Samoan.

Falute f Samoan
From falute meaning "mats". Samoan proverb "ua solo le falute" symbolizes "gathering".

Fasavalu m Samoan
From fasa meaning "screwpine, a palm-like tree" and valu meaning "eight" in Samoan.

Fetu f Samoan
Means "star" in Samoan.

Fetuilelagi f Samoan
Means “universe” in Samoan. It can also be used in Hawaiian, which means “stars”.

Fiafia f Samoan
Means "happy" in Samoan.

Filemu m & f Samoan
Means "quiet, peacefulness" in Samoan.

Fiva f Samoan (Archaic)
Means "fever" in Samoan.

Haych m Samoan (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Nickname for names starting with the letter H. Common in Samoa. Inspired by the former Governor of American Samoa, H. Rex Lee (born Hyram Rex Lee).

Iakopo m Samoan
Samoan form of Jacob.

Iese m Samoan
Samoan form of Jesse.

Iosefa m Samoan
Samoan form of Joseph.

Isaako m Samoan
Samoan form of Isaac.

Iuni f Samoan
Samoan form of June.

Kenese f Samoan
Samoan form of Genesis.

Lagi f Samoan
Means "heaven" in Samoan.

Laini f & m English (Rare), Samoan (Rare)
As an English name, it is a variant of Lainie.

Laki m Samoan
Means "lucky" in Samoan.

Lanuola f Samoan
Means “living color” in Tongan, from ‘lanu’ meaning “color” and ‘ola’ meaning “alive.”

Leafa f & m Samoan
From le meaning "the" and afā meaning "cyclone".

Lisi f Samoan
Samoan diminutive of Elizabeth.

Loimata f Samoan
Samoan form of Roimata.

Loimatamaligi f Samoan
Means "falling tears" in Samoan.

Lolani m & f Samoan, Hawaiian
Possibly from Hawaiian lō meaning "lord" and lani meaning "sky, heaven".

Lopati m Samoan
Samoan variation to the English name, Robert.

Lupelele f Samoan
Derived from the Samoan lupe meaning a kind of pigeon, and lele meaning "flit, fly".

Lupesina f Samoan
Derived from lupe meaning a kind of pigeon and sina meaning "white, silver, grey".

Maletina f Samoan
Samoan form of Martina.

Malosi m Samoan (Rare)
Of Samoan origin, meaning "strength". Used by stuntman Malosi Leonard.

Malu f & m Hawaiian, Polynesian, Samoan, Tongan
Means "shade, shelter, refuge, safe place, protected" and "peaceful, calm" in Hawaiian, Samoan and Tongan.

Manaia f Samoan
It means 'Nice', or 'Beautiful'.

Manamea f Samoan
Means "sweetheart, beloved" in Samoan.

Manu m Samoan
From a Samoan word meaning "bird".... [more]

Masina f Samoan
Means “moon” in Samoan.

Mataalii f Samoan
Samoan form of Matariki.

Maui m & f Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Fijian, Polynesian Mythology
Variant of Māui.

Meliame f Polynesian, Samoan, Tongan
Samoan and Tongan form of Miriam, meaning "sea of bitterness" or "beloved".

Mikaele m Samoan
Samoan form of Michael.

Moala m & f Fijian, Hawaiian, Polynesian, Samoan, Tongan
The word moala refers to a type of yam in Tonga. Moala Island is a place in Fiji. In this case Moala possibly originates from Fijian mua la meaning "follow the bow of the canoe". In Hawaiian and Samoan mo'o ala means "lizard path".

Moala m & f Polynesian, Tongan, Samoan
Possibly a variant of Malu meaning "safe place, refuge; calm, peaceful" in Samoan and Tongan. Also possibly a variant of le ala meaning "the path" in Samoan, or alaimaluloa meaning "path in the shade" in Tongan.

Moala'eva f Polynesian, Tongan, Samoan
From the word Moala, and 'eva meaning "to walk, come, stop by" in Tongan, and "to hang out (with friends)" in Samoan.

Natanielu m Samoan
Samoan form of Nathanael.

Natano m Samoan
Samoan form of Nathan.

Ne'igalomeatiga m Samoan
Means “unforgettable” in Samoan.

Nuanua m & f Samoan
Means "rainbow" in Samoan.

Olaga m & f Samoan
Means "life" in Samoan.

Olioli f & m Samoan
Means "joy" in Samoan.

Oliva m Samoan, Tongan
Samoan and Tongan form of Oliver.

Onosaʻi f Samoan
Means "perseverance" in Samoan.

Palauni m Samoan
Samoan adaptation of Brown. This was the name Samoans called to British missionary George Brown, who became an important figure in Samoa... [more]

Peleki m Hawaiian (Rare), Samoan (Rare), Tongan (Rare)
Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan form of Blake.

Peniamina m Hawaiian, Samoan
Samoan and Hawaiian form of Benjamin.

Penina f Samoan (Rare)
Derived from Samoan penina "pearl".

Perenike f Samoan
Samoan form of Veronica.

Petelo m Samoan
Samoan form of Peter.

Rasela f Samoan
Samoan form of Rachel.

Repeka f Samoan
Samoan form of Rebecca.

Salamasina f Samoan
Name of a queen of Samoa. The name is held with respect there and is only meant for the royal family. It means "forever".

Samitioata f Polynesian, Samoan
Means "ocean glass" in Samoan, from sami "ocean" and tioata "glass".

Saofa'i f Samoan
Samoan form of Sophie.

Semisi m Samoan, Tongan, Fijian
Samoan form of James.

Sia f Samoan

Siaosi m Tongan, Samoan
Tongan and Samoan form of George.

Sina f Polynesian Mythology, Samoan
The name of a number of figures in Samoan mythology. It is derived from sina meaning "white" or "grey haired".

Sinalei f & m Samoan
"Lei of flowers"

Sini m & f Samoan
Samoan variant of the name “Sydney”.

Si'umalae f Samoan

Taeao f Samoan
Means "dawn, morning" in Samoan.

Taimane f Samoan
Means "diamond" in Samoan.

Taito m Fijian, Samoan, Rotuman
Fijian and Samoan form of Titus.

Tala m & f Samoan
Means "story" in Samoan.

Talalelei f Samoan
Means "good news" in Samoan.

Talaleu f Samoan

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".

Teuila f Samoan
Samoa's national flower, also known as Alpinia purpurata.

Tuala m & f Samoan
Means "pathway" from tu meaning "stand" and ala "path".

Tuanigamanuolepola m Samoan
From tu meaning "stand", aniga meaning "to be echoed", manuolepola meaning "singing bird".

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.

Upumoni f Samoan
Means "truth" in Samoan.

Vaea m & f Tongan, 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]

Vaina f Samoan (Rare), Papuan (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Derived from Samoan vai meaning "water". Also a surname common in Papua New Guinea.

Vanimonimo m & f Samoan
Means "expanse of sky, firmament" in Samoan.

Vasa m & f Samoan
Means "(open) ocean, sea" in Samoan.

Vasaloloa f Samoan
Means "ocean; ocean water" in Samoan.

Viliamu m Samoan
Samoan form of William

Wales m English (American), Samoan
From a place name in the United Kingdom. Derives from the Old English Wælisc, meaning 'foreigner, Welshman'.