Behind the Name: ThatOneAuthorGirl's Personal Name List

Ahanu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Algonquin

Means "he laughs" in Algonquin.

Amiria

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Amelia.

Anahera

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Means "angel" in Maori.

Anaru

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Andrew.

Anewa

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Means "to fall" in Maori.

Aroha

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Maori

Means "love" in Maori.

Atea

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Polynesian Mythology

Atea is a deity in several Polynesian cultures.

Emere

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Pronounced: eh-MEH-reh

Maori form of Emily.

Haimona

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Simon 1.

Inia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)

Variant of Inie.

Iolana

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hawaiian

Means "to soar" in Hawaiian.

Itu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Pronounced: i-too, ie-too

Personal remark: SI

Kahurangi

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Maori

From the name of a type of green gemstone found in New Zealand, meaning "sky blue" in Maori.

Kiri

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Personal remark: SI maybe

Means "skin of a tree or fruit" in Maori. This name has been brought to public attention by New Zealand opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa (1944-).

Koia

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Maori, Papuan

Pronounced: koi-YA(Maori)

Laini

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare), Samoan (Rare)

As an English name, it is a variant of Lainie.

Ma'ata

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hawaiian, Maori

Pronounced: mah-ah-tah(Hawaiian)

Variant of Maata.

Manaia

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Maori

From the name of a stylized design common in Maori carvings. It represents a mythological creature with the head of a bird and the body of a human.

Manu

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Maori, Hawaiian (Rare, Archaic)

Pronounced: MAH-noo(Hawaiian)

Hawaiian unisex name meaning "bird", from the word manu. Popular for singers.
(Often accompanied by other words such as Manu Mele meaning Songbird or Manu Aloha meaning Lovebird)
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Manu means "bird" in Maori.

Matiu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Picard, Gascon

Picard and Gascon form of Matthew.

Mere

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori, Fijian

Maori and Fijian form of Mary.

Mereana

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Mary Ann.

Mikaere

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Michael.

Miko

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Pronounced: MEE-KO

Personal remark: Prism

Japanese for "beautiful child" derived from ü (mi) "beautiful" and Žq (ko)"child". It can also mean "shrine maiden", or "annoying".

Miriama

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori, Fijian (Rare)

Maori and Fijian form of Mary.

Moana

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan

Pronounced: mo-A-na(Hawaiian)

Means "ocean, wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori, Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages.

Patariki

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Patrick.

Petera

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Peter.

Pirihira

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Priscilla.

Raiha

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Pronounced: Rye Har

Rangi

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori, Polynesian Mythology

Means "sky" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Rangi or Ranginui was a god of the sky, husband of the earth goddess Papa. They were locked in a crushing embrace but were eventually separated by their children, the other gods.

Rawiri

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Pronounced: Ra-WEER-ee

Maori form of David.

Ripeka

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Pronounced: Ri peck car

Maori form of Rebecca. It coincides with a Maori verb meaning "to crucify".

Riria

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Pronounced: Ree-Ree-ah

Maori form of Lydia.

Roimata

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Means "teardrop" in Maori.

Tama

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Means "son, boy" in Maori.

Tāne

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori, Polynesian Mythology

Means "man" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Tāne was the god of forests and light. He was the son of the sky god Rangi and the earth goddess Papa, who were locked in an embrace and finally separated by their son. He created the tui bird and, by some accounts, man.

Tariu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Thaddeus.

Tiaho

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Maori

Pronounced: Tea-a-hor

Means "shining" or "shine" in Maori.

Tipene

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of Stephen.

Wiremu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Maori

Maori form of William.