This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Samoan; and the pattern is *v* or m*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Fasavalu m SamoanFrom
fasa meaning "screwpine, a palm-like tree" and
valu meaning "eight" in Samoan.
Moala m & f Fijian, Hawaiian, Polynesian, Samoan, TonganThe word
moala refers to a type of yam in Tonga. Moala Island is an 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, SamoanName used in Tonga and Samoa, it has different origins: it means "the path", "walking on the path", or it might mean "to awaken" or "to be alive". According to other sources it may also mean "safe place", "refuge", or "calm", "peaceful".
Moala'eva f Polynesian, Tongan, SamoanName used in Tonga, based on the name Moala, which it has different origins: it means "the path", "walking on the path", or it might mean "to awaken" or "to be alive". According to other sources it may also mean "safe place", "refuge", or "calm", "peaceful".... [
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Tava'esina f SamoanDerived from the Samoan
tava'e meaning "tropical bird" and
sina meaning "white, grey, silver".
Vaea m & f Tongan, Samoan, Tahitian, Polynesian MythologyMeaning 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... [
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Vasa m & f SamoanMeans "(open) ocean, sea" in Samoan.