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It also means "ocean" in Tahitian (Mā’ohi).
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Okay then. Mo-a-na. 3 syllables in Polynesia meaning ocean blue.
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This name is present in all pacific islands, not just Maori and Hawai'ian. It has multiple meanings ; deep ocean, ocean, the colour blue.
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Moana means "ocean" in all Polynesian languages. [noted -ed]
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My name is Moanna, and I am proud of having a unique name in the world. In the Philippines, there could be three people using this name. And I am one of them now.
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Moana means "deep ocean" not just near the coasts or the reefs or between isles but far out to sea. [noted -ed] When I hear the word "Moana" I think of bottomless blue seas, sharks, whales and squid. It's a feminine name although it can be included in a long phrase-like name given to both girls and boys e.g Manu-kei-ika-i-Moana. Moana is common all over the Pacific particularly with the Polynesian people from New Zealand all the way to Hawaii.
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Maori is Polynesian? This is sea/ocean in Samoan. Also it's the colour blue in Samoan if you put Lana in front. Lana moana is blue. Moana is just ocean. Pronounced MO-AH-NAH. I know some Samoan women with the name Moana. It's never shortened to Moa. That means chicken. Ana, maybe yeah.
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Moana was a Polynesian sea god, also. There seems to be a distinct connection between Maori and the Polynesian languages.
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Maori is part of the Polynesian language family.
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