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1/11/2024, 1:46 PM myre36915 Added citation concerning the word "Te."
1/9/2024, 10:24 AM myre36915

Name Te Poki
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Maori
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

The word Te means "the." The word Poki possibly means "to clear the garden." This was the name of a Ngati Mutunga tidewaiter and constable on what is now the Chatham Islands named Toenga Te Poki.
Added 1/9/2024 by myre36915