Submitted Names in Samoa

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Samoa.
gender
usage
place
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Sini m & f Samoan
Samoan variant of the name “Sydney”.
Sueleb f Polynesian
Means "noon" in Palauan.
Taai m & f Polynesian
Means "sun" in Gilbertese.
Taari m & f Polynesian
Means "sea" in Gilbertese.
Tabuang m Polynesian
Means "holy wind" in Gilbertese.
Taeao f Samoan
Means "dawn, morning" in Samoan.
Taimane f Samoan
Means "diamond" in Samoan.
Tairia m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "calm sea".
Taito m Fijian, Samoan, Rotuman
Fijian and Samoan form of Titus.
Tala m & f Samoan
Means "story" in Samoan.
Talalelei f Samoan
Means "good news" in Samoan.
Tamaeva f Polynesian
A famous bearer of this name is Tamaeva IV, queen of the Polynesian island of Rimatara.
Tanna f & m Melanesian
Tanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tanrake m Polynesian
Means "ocean" in Gilbertese.
Tarita f Polynesian, English (American), Popular Culture
The name was borne by the native Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipia who became the third wife of Marlon Brando. Initial research indicates its a Sanskrit name meaning, "to overcome obstacles" but this needs further research.
Tataro m Polynesian
Means "prayer" in Gilbertese.
Taurea f Tahitian, Polynesian
Tahitian name, meaning "bond".
Tausa’afia m & f Samoan
Means "pleasant; lovable" in Samoan.
Tauvakatai m & f Polynesian
Means "one canoe" in Anutan.
Tava'esina f Samoan
Derived from the Samoan tava'e meaning "tropical bird" and sina meaning "white, grey, silver".
Tearaamanu m & f Polynesian
Means "Path of birds" in Anutan.
Teareva f Polynesian, Tahitian
Tahitian name, composed by "tea", meaning "white", "clear" and "reva", meaning "wind".
Tearoa f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian and Tahitian name, meaning "great and white" or "great light".
Teave f Tahitian, Polynesian
Name of Polynesian and Tahitian origin, meaning "white", "clear" or "light".
Teben m Polynesian
Means "coconut" in Gilbertese.
Teinauri m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "the blaze", or "the splendor".
Temaeva f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, based on the name Maeva, the meaning is "welcome".
Temauri m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "the serene".
Tenama f Polynesian
Means "lagoon" in Gilbertese.
Tenao m Polynesian
Means "the wave" in Gilbertese.
Tengausasabe f Polynesian
Means "the hundred flying fish" in Bellonese.
Tenii f Polynesian
Means "coconut tree" in Gilbertese.
Teniu'usi m & f Polynesian
Means "the dark coconut" in Bellonese.
Teora f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "life".
Tepua f Hawaiian, Polynesian
Hawaiian/Polynesian name, meaning "the flower".
Teraura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "red sun".
Terevaura f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, based on "reva", meaning "to rise" and "ura", meaning "red" or "brightness"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "raising to the brightness", "raising to the light".
Tevaria f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "the flourishing", "the blooming".
Tiareura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "Tiare", referred to a flower named Tiare and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing Tiare", "dancing flower".
Tihani f Polynesian
Tahitian
Tomasi m Tongan, Melanesian, Fijian
Tongan form of Thomas.
Towee m Polynesian
Originates in Puerto Rico from the word "tougue"
Tusitala m Samoan
Means "teller of tales" in Samoan. This name was adopted by the writer Robert Louis Stevenson when he lived on the island.
Uesi m Polynesian (Rare)
Possibly from Samoan aisa ("ice").
Ulanni f Polynesian
Variant of Ulani.
Ului m Polynesian
Means "to convert" in Samoan.
Upumoni f Samoan
Means "truth" in Samoan.
Vaea m & f Tongan, Samoan, Tahitian, Polynesian Mythology
Meaning unknown, though it likely means "king, prince, noble, chief" based on the fact that the meaning of Mapu 'a Vaea, natural blowholes in Houma on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga, is known to be 'Whistle of the Noble/Chief/King' in Tongan... [more]
Vahineura f Polynesian
Polynesian name, composed by "vahine", meaning "woman" and "ura", referred to a Polynesian typical dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing woman".
Vahineura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "bright woman", "radiant woman".
Vaihiria m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "place of the water".
Vaiora f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "water of life".
Vakangoto f Polynesian
Means "sunken canoe" in Anutan.
Vanimonimo m & f Samoan
Means "expanse of sky, firmament" in Samoan.
Vasa m & f Samoan
Means "(open) ocean, sea" in Samoan.
Vasaloloa f Samoan
Means "ocean; ocean water" in Samoan.
Vaura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "vai", meaning "water" and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing water".
Vaura f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "bright water".
Viliamu m Samoan
Samoan form of William
Wai f & m Polynesian, Hawaiian
From the proto-Polynesian root *waiʀ meaning "water" in most Polynesian languages.
Wales m English (American), Samoan
From a place name in the United Kingdom. Derives from the Old English Wælisc, meaning 'foreigner, Welshman'.
Wan m Micronesian
Carolinian form of Juan 1, the Spanish form of Iohannes (see John).
Wasa f Polynesian
From Proto-Polynesian *wasa, meaning "sea".
Wirara f Polynesian
Means "rainbow" in Gilbertese.
Zsalei f Polynesian
Tahitian