Maori Baby Names
22 Maori names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 22 baby names with a maori feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Maori Girl Names
Kiora#3718 in the U.S.Echoes Maori 'kia ora' ('be well, be healthy, hello'); also reads as a modern blend of Kiara an▶Amiria#5294 in the U.S.Maori form of Amelia/Maria (a transliteration), 'beloved; of the sea'; also echoes Arabic Amira▶Kiri#7405 in the U.S.From Maori kiri, 'the bark of a tree; skin'; also a short form of Kiritapu and of Western names▶Nyree#8275 in the U.S.An Anglicized form of the Maori Ngaire — of debated meaning, variously linked to 'flaxen' and t▶Manaia#8735 in the U.S.From the Maori manaia — a mythical guardian creature (with a bird's head, human body, and fish ▶Hemi#10540 in the U.S.A short, modern name; in Maori, Hemi is a traditional form of James ('supplanter'), used mainly▶Anahera#12216 in the U.S.Anahera is a Maori name meaning 'angel,' borrowed from the English word into te reo Maori. It i▶Kia#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 ▶Aroha#14543 in the U.S.From the Maori Aroha, 'love; compassion; affection; empathy' — a central value in Maori culture▶Mahara#16787 in the U.S.A name that echoes Sanskrit roots (maha, 'great') and the Maori mahara ('thought; memory; to re▶
Maori Boy Names
Rakai#3309 in the U.S.Of mixed attestation: a Māori name element (rākai, 'to adorn; adornment') borne in ancestral na▶Mako#4970 in the U.S.From Maori mako, 'a shark' (the swift mako shark); also Japanese 'truth, sincerity' (kanji-depe▶Taika#5613 in the U.S.From Finnish taika, 'magic, a spell, enchantment'; also borne as a Maori-linked name (Taika Wai▶Reo#6092 in the U.S.From Maori reo, 'a voice, a language'; also Japanese (variously 'truth/wisdom', 'dragon', plus ▶Mana#6331 in the U.S.From the Polynesian/Maori mana, 'spiritual power; prestige, authority, life-force'; used for bo▶Toa#7667 in the U.S.From the Maori/Polynesian, 'a warrior; brave; strong; victorious' (also a hardwood tree)▶Hemi#7926 in the U.S.A Maori form of James — from the Hebrew Ya'akov (Jacob), 'a supplanter; a holder of the heel; o▶Matua#8088 in the U.S.From the Maori/Polynesian, 'a parent; an elder; mature; senior; the first-born' — a term of res▶Mahi#9507 in the U.S.Variously from the Sanskrit mahi, 'the earth; great', and the Maori mahi, 'work; activity'; rou▶Nyree#10584 in the U.S.An anglicized form of the Maori Ngaire, a name linked to a New Zealand place and flax; its prec▶Kauri#13206 in the U.S.From Maori, the name of the kauri — a giant, long-living native conifer of New Zealand, treasur▶Tui#14033 in the U.S.Tui is the Maori name of a New Zealand songbird famous for its white throat-tuft and its extrao▶
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Popular Maori baby names include Rakai, Kiora, Mako, Amiria, Taika, Reo. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 22 Maori baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.