Polynesian Submitted Names

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Aalona m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aaron.

'A'amakualenalena m Hawaiian (Rare)

Aata m & f Tahitian
Means "happy moonchild" in Tahitian.

Adovarnyzzar f Samoan (Rare, ?)

Aelan f Hawaiian
Means "delicate" in Hawaiian.

'Afa m Tongan
Tongan form of Arthur.

Afa m Polynesian
Means "hurricane" in Polynesian.

Afitu m Tongan
Means "to scatter fire" in Tongan.

Afu m Polynesian
Means "hot" in Polynesian.

Agelu f Samoan
Means "angel" in Samoan.

Aheahe f Hawaiian
Derived from the word (ahea) meaning "gentle breeze" or "soft wind" in Hawaiian.

Ahialani f Hawaiian

Ahio m Tongan
Means "whirlwind, waterspout" in Tongan.

'Aho'eitu m Polynesian
The god Eitumatupua climbed down from the sky on a great tree, and took a worm descendant, Ilaheva, as his wife... [more]

Ahohako m Polynesian
Means "storm" in Polynesian.

Ahomana m Polynesian
Means "thunder" in Polynesian.

Ahora f & m Maori
Means "beautiful spirit" (?)

Ahorangi f Maori (Modern, Rare)

Ahu m Maori
Means "to tend, to foster, to bring up" in Maori.

Ahuahu m Hawaiian, Polynesian
Meaning associated with health, strength, and rapid growth.

Ahulani f Hawaiian
Means "sky alter" in Hawaiian, from the elements ahu, meaning "alter" and lani, meaning "sky, heaven".

Ahumere f Tahitian
Derived from Tahitian ahu meaning "clothes, tapa cloth" and mere meaning "parental grief, grief of a parent".

Ahutiare f Tahitian
From Tahitian ahu meaning "clothes, fabric, garment" and tiare meaning "flower, blossom".

Ahuura f & m Tahitian
Means "red dress" from the Tahitian phrase ʻahu ʻura ariʻi o te toʻo ao te rā meaning "royal red robe of the sunset".

Aihe f Maori
Means "dolphin" in Maori.

Aiiana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aiyana.

Aika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ida, Aida and Aisha.

ʻAikanaka m Hawaiian
Means "man-eater" in Hawaiian, from Hawaiian ʻai "to eat, to taste" and kanaka "human being". This was the name of a high chief of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the grandfather of two of Hawaii's future monarchs, Kalākaua and Liliʻuokalani.

Aikeline f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aisling.

Aikeni m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aidan.

'Ailana f Hawaiian
Means "loving" in Hawaiian.... [more]

Ailika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Iris.

Ailina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aileen, Eileen, Irene and Ainsley.

'Ailine f Samoan
Samoan form of Irene.

Ailine f Tongan
Tongan form of Irene.

Ailuk f Polynesian
Means "bring together" in Marshallese.

Aima f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Irma.

Aimata m & f Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian ai "in possession of" and mata, derived from the word Matamua meaning "eldest sibling". This name was traditionally given to the firstborn child of a family.

Ainakele f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Ainsley.

Ainalani f Hawaiian (?)
Means "heavenly land" in Hawaiian, from the elements aina "land", and lani "sky, heaven".

Ainanani f Hawaiian (?)
Means "beautiful land" in Hawaiian, from the elements aina, meaning "land" and nani, meaning "beauty".

Aineki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ines.

Airini f Maori

Aisake m Fijian, Polynesian
Means "he laughs" in Polynesian.

Aisi m Tongan, English (Australian)
Means "ice" in Tongan.

Aitoarii m Tahitian
From the Tahitian aito meaning "warrior" and ari'i meaning "noble".

Aitonui m Tahitian
From the Tahitian aito meaning "warrior" and nui, an archaic term meaning "big".

Aitulagi f Samoan
Means "spirit of heaven" in Samoan.

Aka f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ada 1 and Arthur.

'Aka'aka m & f Hawaiian
Means "laugh" or "to laugh" in Hawaiian.

Akaha f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Agatha.

Akaina m Cook Islands Maori
Means "to singe" in Cook Islands Maori.

Akaiti f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived either from causative prefix aka- and iti meaning "little, small" or from aka meaning "sin, fault" and iti meaning "little, small."

Akala f Hawaiian
Probably from Hawaiian ākala meaning "pink".

Akaliana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adrianna.

Akaliane f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adrianne.

Akamoeteivi m Cook Islands Maori
Means "let the bones lie, make peace" in Cook Islands Maori.

Akanesi f Tongan
Tongan form of Agnes.

Akatauira m Cook Islands Maori
Means "to observe and mark". This is the name of a star important for its use in navigation.

Akau m Tongan
Means "tree, plant, timber" in Tongan.

Ake m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Archie.

Akeakamai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Meaning "yearning for wisdom," "philosophy," or "lover (ake) of wisdom (akamai)".

Akela f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adele or Asher.

Akele f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Adele.

Akeliela m Hebrew, Hawaiian
Meaning "God's Majesty".

Akena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Athena.

Ākenehi f Maori
Maori form of Agnes.

Akeneki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Agnes.

Akiah f Polynesian

Akikonu m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Addison.

Akiliano m & f Hawaiian
Carries the meaning "From the city of Adrian", possibly related to the ancient city of Adrianople. In numerology, Akiliano corresponds to the number 9.

Akosita m Tongan
Tongan form of August.

Ākuhata m & f Maori
Maori form of August, Augustus or Augusta.

Alaka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alta.

Alaka'i m Hawaiian
Means "leader" in Hawaiian.

Alakika f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Ardyce.

Alamana m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Armand.

Alamea f Hawaiian (Rare)
From Hawaiian ʻalamea meaning "precious".

'Alani f Hawaiian
Meaning 'orange tree' or 'orange fruit.'

Alanola m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Arnold.

Alapa'i m Hawaiian
Diminutive of Alapaʻinuiakauaua, a king of Hawaiʻi island in ancient Hawaii.

Alapaʻinuiakauaua m Hawaiian
King of Hawai'i island in ancient Hawai'i.

Alapaki m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Albert.

Alaula f Hawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".

Alawika m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Arvid.

Ale m & f Hawaiian
Diminutive of Alepeleke, Alekona and names containing that sound.

Alealani f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the sweet voice of the heavens", from the Hawaiian 'ale'a, meaning "sweet voiced" and lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Alei'o m & f Hawaiian

Aleka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alice.

Aleka’i m Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaka'i.

Alekanekelo m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alexander.

Alekea f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Althea.

Alekena m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alden.

Aleki m Tongan, Samoan, English (New Zealand)
Samoan form of Alexander or Alexis.

Alekisa f Samoan
Samoan borrowing of Alexa.

Alekisanita m Tongan
Tongan form of Alexander.

Alekisanitula f Tongan
Variant of Alekisanitulia.

Alekisanitulia f Tongan
Feminine form of Alekisanita.

Alekona f Hawaiian (?), American (Modern, Rare)
Hypothetical Hawaiian form of Alison.

Alekona f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alison and Alton.

Alema m Samoan
Samoan form of Alma 1.

Alena m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alan / Allen and Arlen.

Alepeka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alberta.

Alepeleke m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alfred.

Alepeleko m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alfredo.

Alesana m Samoan

Alesania f Samoan
Samoan form of Alexandra.

Alesanitula f Tongan
Contracted form of Alekisanitulia.

Alesenitulo m Tongan
Variant of Alekisanita probably influenced by the spelling of Senitula.

Alewa f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alva 1 / Alva 2.

Alewina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alvin.

Alexzade m & f Polynesian
Alexzade is an Polynesian unisex name used primarily in Fiji and Samoa. It has no specific meaning, but can be inferred as spiritual.

Aliana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Arianna.

Ali'i f & m Hawaiian
Means "chief, royal" in Hawaiian.

Aliiaha f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aaliyah.

Aliʻikoa m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "brave king" or "warrior king," from aliʻi meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, king, commander" and koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."

Ali'iloa m Hawaiian
Said to mean both "distant chief" and "high chief" in Hawaiian.

Aliimau f Samoan

Alika m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alex.

Alikah f Hawaiian
Decent, fine, kind-natured, truthful, most beautiful

Alikia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alicia.

Alina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Arlene.

Alipate m Fijian, Tongan
Fijian and Tongan form of Albert.

Alisi f Tongan
Tongan form of Alice.

Alofa f & m Samoan
Means "love" in Samoan.

Alofisula f Polynesian

Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.

Alohalani f Hawaiian
Alohalani is derived from Hawaiian elements Aloha meaning "love" and Lani meaning "heaven" or "royalty". Which, means "beautiful love" or "heavenly love".

ʻAlohi f & m Hawaiian
Means "shine, shining" in Hawaiian.

ʻAlohilani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "heavenly brightness" from Hawaiian alohi "shine" and lani "heaven, sky". In Hawaiian myth this was the name of a heavenly land.

Alola f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Aurora.

Amaia f Maori (Modern)
Means "lunar halo" in Māori.

Amanaka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Amanda.

Amanaki m Tongan
Means "expectation" in Tongan.

Amapele f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Amber.

Amataga m & f Samoan
Means "beginning, start" in Samoan.

Ame f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Amy.

Amile m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Amir 1.

Amiria f Maori
Maori form of Amelia.

Amoe f Hawaiian, Chinese (Cantonese)
Hawaiian form of the Cantonese Amoy (Ah Mooi), meaning "younger sister".

Amohia m Maori
Means "carry on the shoulder" or "rush, charge" in Maori.

'Amosa m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Amos, as well it appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Anahira f Maori (Rare)
Variant of Anahera.

Anakalia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Andrea 2.

Anakele m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Andre.

Analeʻa f Hawaiian, History
Meaning uncertain. It was borne by Hawaiian chiefess Analeʻa Keohokālole (1816-1869), the mother of Queen Liliʻuokalani.

Analu m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Andrew.

Anapela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Annabelle.

Anasitasia f Tongan
Tongan form of Anastasia.

Anaukihesina m & f Tongan
Means "to love the beautiful" in Tongan.

Ane f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Annie.

Aneka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Annette.

Anekona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Anson.

ʻĀnela f Hawaiian
Name from the Hawaiian word ʻānela meaning “angel”. Can also be interpreted as an equivalent of the English given name Angela.

Anela f Hawaiian
Directly taken from Hawaiian 'ānela meaning "angel".

Anelike f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Anneliese.

Anewa m Maori
Means "to fall" in Maori.

Angaaetau m Tongan
Means "the ways of war" in Tongan.

Angahiki m Tongan
Means "pride" in Tongan.

Ani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful" in Hawaiian.

Anika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Anita 1.

Anitelu m Polynesian
Means "masculine, manly".

Anitoni m Tongan
Tongan form of Anthony.

Anoni f & m Hawaiian
To mix, interweave, intertwine, mixed.

Anouhea f Hawaiian (Rare)
Variant of Anuhea.

Ānuenue f & m Hawaiian
Means "rainbow" in Hawaiian.

Anuhea f Hawaiian
Means "cool, soft fragrance," from anu meaning "cool(ness)" and hea meaning "mist".

Aolani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Derived from Hawaiian ao "cloud" and lani "sky, heaven".

Aotea f Maori
Means "white cloud" in Māori. Aotearoa is the Māori name of New Zealand

Apelehama m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Abraham.

Apelila f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of April.

Api f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Abby.

ʻApikaʻila f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Abigail.

Apikaila f Samoan
Samoan form of Abigail.

Apikaira f Maori
Maori form of Abigail.

Apikale f Tongan
Tongan form of Abigail.

Apirana m Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown. Notable Maori bearers of this name include the politician Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) and the professional rugby player Apirana "Api" Pewhairangi (b. 1992).

Aputi m Samoan

Arahia f Maori
Pathfinder, feminine word for chief, leader, one who leads the way

Ārama m Maori
Maori form of Adam.

Arapeta m Maori
Maori form of Albert.

Arepa m Maori

Ari m & f Maori, Tahitian, Cook Islands Maori
Means "visible" and "the eleventh night of the lunar month" in Māori. Short form of Ariki and Ari'i meaning "chief" in Māori and Tahitian.

Aria f Maori
Āria means "tidal pool" in Māori. Ariā means "idea, concept" in Māori.

Ariere m Maori, Biblical
Maori form of Ariel, as it appears in the original 1868 edition of Te Paipera Tapu ("The Holy Bible").

Arihi f Maori
Means 'of noble sort'

Arihia f Maori
Maori form of Alicia.

Ariihau m Tahitian
Means "peaceful king" or "king of peace" from Tahitian ariʻi meaning "noble, aristocrat, king" combined with hau "concord, peace".

Ariihere m Tahitian
From the Tahitian ari'i meaning "noble" and here meaning "beloved, favourite".

Ariinui m Tahitian
From the Tahitian ari'i meaning "noble" and nui, an archaic term meaning "big".

Ariitaia m Tahitian
Means "respected king" in Tahitian; a combination of ari'i meaning "king" and taia meaning "respect, fear".

Ariitea m Tahitian
Means "white king"; a combination of Tahitian ari'i "white" and téa "white, light, pale".

Ariki m & f Maori

Ario f Samoan
Means "platinum" in Samoan.

Arno m Polynesian
Means "wave" in Marshellese.

Aroarii m Tahitian
Means "face king"; a combination of aro "face, forehead, sight" and ari'i "king".

Artorian m Samoan

Asuelu m Polynesian

Ata m Tongan
Means "air" or "shadow" in Tongan.

Atakohu f Maori
Means "morning mist" in Maori.

Atalua m Tongan
Means "double shadow" in Tongan.

Atamahina m & f Tongan
Means "rising of the moon" in Tongan.

Atamai m & f Samoan
Means "smart, intelligent" in Samoan.

Atamokamea m Tongan
Means "good wind for sailing" in Tongan.

Atamu m Rapa Nui
This name means "Adam". This was the name of of a Rapa Nui man on Easter Island who lived during the 1800s named Atamu Tekena (d. 1892). He was an ariki "king".

Atarangi f Maori, Cook Islands Maori
From ata meaning "morning" and rangi meaning "sky" in Maori.

Atawhai f Maori

Atea m & f Maori
Means "clear" in Maori.

Atoni m Maori
Maori form of Anthony.

Atonio m Maori
Maori form of Anthony.

ʻAukai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "seafarer" in Hawaiian, derived from the elements ʻau "travel" and kai "sea".

Aukele f Hawaiian (Rare)

Aukele f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Audrey.

Aukina m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Austin.

Aukusitina f Samoan
Samoan variant of the Latin name, Augustina, the feminine version of the Latin name, Augustine.

'Aulani f Hawaiian
Means "messenger of a chief" in Hawaiian.

Aulani f Hawaiian
Variant of 'Aulani.