The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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Hawaiian & Polynesian names

49–82 of 82 names

Māori

Kiwa

Dark

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Hawaiian

Kona

Leeward; the sheltered side

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Hawaiian

Lehua

The ʻōhiʻa flower

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Hawaiian

Leimomi

Pearl lei; pearl child

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Hawaiian

Mahealani

A Hawaiian lunar night near the full moon

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Hawaiian · Māori

Mahina

Moon; month

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Hawaiian

Maile

The maile vine

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Japanese · Māori

Mana

Japanese meaning depends on spelling; spiritual power in Māori

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Māori

Manaia

A bird-headed figure in Māori carving

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Māori · Hawaiian · Samoan · Sanskrit

Manu

Bird in Polynesian languages; wise in Sanskrit

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Māori

Marama

Moon; month

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Hawaiian · Tongan

Mele

Song in Hawaiian; also a form of Mary

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Māori · Fijian

Mere

Form of Mary; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Hawaiian · Māori

Moana

Ocean; deep sea; wide expanse of water

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Hawaiian

Nalu

Wave; surf

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Hawaiian

Nani

Beauty; glory

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Māori

Ngaio

The ngaio tree

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Māori

Nikau

The nīkau palm

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Hawaiian

Nohea

Beautiful; handsome

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Tongan

Salote

Tongan and Fijian form of Charlotte

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Tongan · Samoan

Sione

Tongan and Samoan form of John

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Fijian

Sitiveni

Fijian form of Stephen; crown or garland

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Māori

Tama

Son; boy

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Tahitian

Tamatoa

Warrior child

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Māori

Tane

Man

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Samoan

Teuila

Red ginger flower

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Tahitian

Tiare

Flower; Tahitian gardenia

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Māori

Toa

Warrior

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Māori

Tūī

Tūī bird

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Māori

Wiremu

Māori form of William

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