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Gender Feminine
Usage Polynesian Mythology, Maori (Rare)
Other Forms FormsMahu-Ika, Mafui'e, Mafuike, Mahui'e, Mahuike
Meaning & History
Combination of the name Maui and the Polynesian root hika "to rub, to burn". In Māori mythology, Mahuika is a fire deity and the wife of Auahitūroa. The trickster Maui was said to have stolen fire from the goddess's fingernails.