62%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Maori, Polynesian Mythology Meaning & History 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. People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal natural strong strange complex Categories fathers, gods, mythology, New Zealand, sky, sky deities