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Help[Opinions] Aussie celeb BA
Moana Hope and wife Isabella carlstrom had their second baby, a boy
Ahi Joseph
Big sister is Svea Hope
Moana has Maori heritage and Isabella is Swedish
Ahi Joseph
Big sister is Svea Hope
Moana has Maori heritage and Isabella is Swedish
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I googled the name, and the Almighty Internet tells me that "ahi" is Maori for "fire". If that's true, it's a much cooler name than people think.
This message was edited 6/27/2022, 7:58 AM
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it's better than being named after tuna ...
But shouting for your son Ahi in a crowded-with-Maori-speakers theater might present its own problems ...
But shouting for your son Ahi in a crowded-with-Maori-speakers theater might present its own problems ...
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I don’t see what wrong with it. It’s not like you’re shouting inappropriate? It’s a Maori name.
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But is it a Maori *name* as opposed to a word? "Fire" is an English *word* but not a *name*. I'm guessing all or most cultures make at least some distinction between words and names. If Maoris regularly do use their word for fire as a name, then I guess, no there isn't much of a problem. But if they don't, aside from one or two painfully eccentric ones, then yes, they probably would, as a group, not think calling out their word for fire was a great idea; upon hearing it shouted, they might well react like an English speaker would upon hearing "fire" shouted.
Again, I don't know if Ahi is actually used by Maoris as a name.
Again, I don't know if Ahi is actually used by Maoris as a name.
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Well I’d assume it’s more of a word than a name, but apparently there was a Māori Tribe with this name, and a man named Mohi Te Ahi a Te Ngu. I don’t know if this if this is a title or not. So I’d assume it’s used as a name or something, just very obscure or something.
https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?&keywords=ahi
https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?&keywords=ahi
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I don't think it's too out there. I've never heard it before but it's not too fat off Archie which is ridiculously popular.
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Not if it's a name that is often used in Maori culture. I have no idea if it is or not, but if it is, there is nothing wrong with it.
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Ahi?
I hope he never goes to a sushi restaurant because he'll find himself on the menu.
I hope he never goes to a sushi restaurant because he'll find himself on the menu.
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Oh...
It’s just some regular schmegular obscure Hewbrew name. Ahi sounds like a sneeze, but still fine I guess. I don’t care about tuna but that’s a bit sad.
It’s just some regular schmegular obscure Hewbrew name. Ahi sounds like a sneeze, but still fine I guess. I don’t care about tuna but that’s a bit sad.
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no, it's definitely also a Maori name. Found it here in this Maori names index:
https://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/resources/library-publications/index-of-maori-names/browse-the-fletcher-index/?alphabet=A
https://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/resources/library-publications/index-of-maori-names/browse-the-fletcher-index/?alphabet=A
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I see. My bad!
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