Polynesian baby names

Name

Gender

Meaning

ManuBoyThe man of the birds
MaramaBoyThe moon man
MaruGirlGentle
MatarekaBoyThe one with a smiling face
MauiBoyA legendary hero
MereGirlBitterly wanted child
NaniGirlBeautiful
OraBoyLife
OraGirlLife
OrahGirlLife
OroitiBoyThe slow-footed one
RangiBoyHeaven, The sky
RangiGirlHeaven, The sky
RataBoyThe name of a great chief
RataGirlThe name of a great chief
RewaGirlSlender
RongoBoyGod of rain and fertility
TahneeBoyThe name of a god
TamaBoyBoy, Son
TaneBoyThe name of a god
TangaroaBoyOf the sea
TarangaGirlA figure from legend
TawhiriBoyTempest
TikiBoyOne who is fetched, as in a spirit after death
TuriBoyThe name of a great chief
TuruaGirlBeautiful
UlaniBoyCheerful
UlaniGirlCheerful, Light hearted
WhetuBoyStar