Names Categorized "New Zealand"

Anahera is a Māori feminine given name derived from the transliteration of the English word angel. It entered the Māori lexicon through European contact and Christian missionary influence in the 19th century. Like many n...

Ānaru is both a given name and a surname in Māori culture. It is a phonetic transliteration of Andrew, brought to New Zealand by Christian missionaries in the 19th century. The Māori language adapts English names by repl...

Aroha is a given name derived from the Māori word meaning "love." Cognate with the Hawaiian term aloha, it is a unisex name, though frequently used for females. The name carries deep cultural resonance within Māori commu...

Ātaahua is a Māori feminine given name that directly translates to "beautiful" in the Maori language. The name embodies a trait highly valued in Māori culture—the appreciation of physical and spiritual beauty, which is o...

Āwhina is a Māori female given name meaning “help, support” in the Māori language. The name reflects the cultural value of mutual assistance and community, which is central to Māori tradition. As a word name, Āwhina is a...

Beauden is an English masculine first name that originated as an elaboration of the French word beau, meaning "beautiful," combined with the popular phonetic suffix den. This suffix is also found in other contemporary na...

Bevan is a masculine given name of Welsh origin, derived from the Welsh surname Bevan, which itself comes from the phrase ap Evan meaning "son of Evan." The name Evan is a Welsh form of John, ultimately from the Hebrew n...

Bronwyn is a variant spelling of the Welsh feminine name Bronwen, widely used in the English-speaking world, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. The name Bronwen is believed to derive from the Welsh elements bron...

EtymologyHemi (also spelled Hēmi) is the Māori form of the name James. In Māori phonology, the name James is adapted as Hemi because Māori lacks the 'j' sound and often replaces it with h, while the vowel sequence is kep...

Hine is a Māori name that means "girl" in the Māori language. In Māori culture, names often reflect natural elements, qualities, or familial roles, and Hine is a straightforward term denoting a female child. The name app...

EtymologyHohepa is the Māori form of Joseph, a name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add." The name is derived from the Hebrew root yasaf, meaning "to add, to increase." In the biblical context, Joseph is a key figure i...

Etymology Huhana (or Hūhana) is the Māori form of Susan, which itself derives from Susanna, ultimately from the Hebrew Shoshanna meaning “lily” or “rose.” The name entered Māori culture through Christian missionaries, wh...

Kahurangi is a feminine given name of Māori origin, derived from the name of a type of green gemstone found in New Zealand. The term "kahurangi" in Māori also means "sky blue", reflecting the color of the sky seen throug...

Kauri is a Māori masculine given name derived from the tree of the same name, specifically the New Zealand kauri (Agathis australis). The kauri is a majestic evergreen conifer native to New Zealand, known for its massive...

Kiri is a female given name with multiple cultural origins, notably in Māori where it means "skin of a tree or fruit" (specifically "skin," "bark," or "rind"). The name gained international recognition through New Zealan...

Etymology and MeaningKirrily is a modern feminine given name used primarily in English-speaking countries, particularly Australia. It is possibly an elaboration of Kiri or Kira. The name Kiri is of Maori origin, from the...

Maata is a Māori feminine name, an adaptation of the biblical name Martha. The name Martha is of Aramaic origin, derived from marta meaning "the lady, the mistress," the feminine form of mar ("master"). In the New Testam...

Manaia is a feminine Māori name derived from a stylized motif found in traditional Māori carving and tattooing. The Manaia figure is a mythological being, typically depicted with the head of a bird, the body of a human,...

Etymology and Origin Mere is the Māori and Fijian form of Mary, originating as a transliteration of the name into these Polynesian languages. In the Māori language, 'Mere' directly corresponds to 'Mary', adapting the sou...

Mikaere is the Māori form of Michael. The name Michael ultimately derives from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el), meaning "who is like God?" – a rhetorical question emphasizing that no one compares to the divine. In the Bib...

Moana is a given name and a renowned princely line in Hawaiian history, deeply tied to the land and ocean that holds the power of life. The name itself derives from the Polynesian word for 'ocean', 'wide expanse of water...

Ngaio is a female given name of Māori origin, derived from the name of a native New Zealand tree known botanically as Myoporum laetum. Commonly called the mousehole tree or ngaio tree in English, the plant is found throu...

Ngaire is a feminine given name of Māori origin, primarily used in New Zealand. Its etymology is uncertain but most likely derived from the place name Ngaere, a town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island....

Nīkau is a Māori name derived from the nīkau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida), a native tree species endemic to New Zealand and the only palm that grows naturally on the mainland. The name itself reflects deep-rooted cultural...

Nikora is a Māori form of both Nicholas and Nicole, used as a gender-neutral name in New Zealand. While the English Wikipedia entry mainly describes a village in Gujarat, India, the name as a Māori personal name derives...

Nola is a feminine given name of uncertain origin. It may have originated as a feminine form of the medieval diminutive Noll (itself a nickname for Oliver), possibly influenced by the similar-looking name Lola. The name...

Nyree is a feminine given name of English usage, best recognized as an Anglicized form of the Maori name Ngaire. The original name Ngaire is thought to derive from the placename Ngaere in New Zealand, which in the Maori...