Maori baby names

Name

Gender

Meaning

AmiriBoyThe east wind
AroaGirlLove
ArohaGirlLove
ErueraBoyHappy guardian
HareBoyManly, Full grown
HemiBoySupplanter
HuatareBoyThe name of a great chief
IrihapetiGirlConsecrated to God
KuraGirlTreasure
MaakaBoyGod of war
MaataGirlA lady
MarikaGirlQuiet and careful
MoanaBoyWide expanse of water or sea
MoanaGirlWide expanse of water or sea
NgaioGirlThe name of a native New Zealand tree
NgaireGirlFlaxen
NireeGirlFlaxen
NyreeGirlFlaxen
OmakaGirlThe place where the stream flows
PaniaGirlA mythological sea-maiden
PitaBoyRock, Stone
RangiBoyHeaven, The sky
RangiGirlHeaven, The sky
RawiriBoyBeloved, The adored one
RekaGirlSweet
RereGirlWaterfall
RongoBoyGod of rain and fertility
TipeneBoyCrown, Wreath