Maori Baby Names
27 Maori names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 27 Maori baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Maori Girl Names
Amiria#3981 in the U.S.Maori form of Amelia/Maria (a transliteration), 'beloved; of the sea'; also echoes Arabic AmiraKiora#4123 in the U.S.Echoes Maori 'kia ora' ('be well, be healthy, hello'); also reads as a modern blend of Kiara anKiri#6023 in the U.S.From Maori kiri, 'the bark of a tree; skin'; also a short form of Kiritapu and of Western namesNyree#6762 in the U.S.An Anglicized form of the Maori Ngaire — of debated meaning, variously linked to 'flaxen' and tManaia#7369 in the U.S.From the Maori manaia — a mythical guardian creature (with a bird's head, human body, and fish Mahana#10045 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian mahana, 'warmth; warmth of the sun.' The same spelling appears as a Maori worHemi#12383 in the U.S.A short, modern name; in Maori, Hemi is a traditional form of James ('supplanter'), used mainlyKia#12772 in the U.S.Kia is a short name read several ways: in Maori kia can mean 'may it be; let it be' (as in kia Anahera#13322 in the U.S.Anahera is a Maori name meaning 'angel,' borrowed from the English word into te reo Maori. It iAroha#14543 in the U.S.From the Maori Aroha, 'love; compassion; affection; empathy' — a central value in Maori cultureMahara#16787 in the U.S.A name that echoes Sanskrit roots (maha, 'great') and the Maori mahara ('thought; memory; to reMoaMoa is a Swedish girl's name, borne by author Moa Martinson; separately, the moa was a large fl
Maori Boy Names
Rakai#2279 in the U.S.Of mixed attestation: a Māori name element (rākai, 'to adorn; adornment') borne in ancestral naMako#3064 in the U.S.From Maori mako, 'a shark' (the swift mako shark); also Japanese 'truth, sincerity' (kanji-depeToa#6414 in the U.S.From the Maori/Polynesian, 'a warrior; brave; strong; victorious' (also a hardwood tree)Reo#7102 in the U.S.From Maori reo, 'a voice, a language'; also Japanese (variously 'truth/wisdom', 'dragon', plus Hemi#7926 in the U.S.A Maori form of James — from the Hebrew Ya'akov (Jacob), 'a supplanter; a holder of the heel; oMatua#8088 in the U.S.From the Maori/Polynesian, 'a parent; an elder; mature; senior; the first-born' — a term of resNyree#9465 in the U.S.An anglicized form of the Maori Ngaire, a name linked to a New Zealand place and flax; its precTaika#9600 in the U.S.From Finnish taika, 'magic, a spell, enchantment'; also borne as a Maori-linked name (Taika WaiMahi#10302 in the U.S.Variously from the Sanskrit mahi, 'the earth; great', and the Maori mahi, 'work; activity'; rouMana#11505 in the U.S.From the Polynesian/Maori mana, 'spiritual power; prestige, authority, life-force'; used for boKauri#13206 in the U.S.From Maori, the name of the kauri — a giant, long-living native conifer of New Zealand, treasurTane#13977 in the U.S.From the Maori Tane, 'man; male'; the Maori god of forests, birds, and living things, who separTui#14033 in the U.S.Tui is the Maori name of a New Zealand songbird famous for its white throat-tuft and its extraoRangiFrom the Maori Rangi (Ranginui), 'the sky; the heavens' (rangi, 'sky'); the Maori sky-father, wTangaroaFrom the Maori Tangaroa, of layered meaning (variously 'the great/long-standing one'); the grea
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Popular Maori baby names include Rakai, Mako, Amiria, Kiora, Kiri, Toa. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 27 Maori baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.