Submitted Surname Revision History

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1/15/2024, 3:48 PM onomabot
12/10/2023, 12:03 AM myre36915 Addeda Reference from the Hokotehi Moriori Trust website.
12/4/2023, 12:59 PM myre36915

Name Tapu
Type Surname
Usage Moriori
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Tapu in the Moriori language means sacred. This was the surname of a 19th century Owenga Moriori leader named Hirawanu Tapu (?-1900).
Added 12/4/2023 by myre36915