This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Polynesian; and the first letter is T.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Taia f MaoriMeans "to paint, to tattoo" in Māori.
Taianui m TahitianMeans "great respect", a combination of Tahitian
taia "to respect, to fear" and
nui "great, immense".
Taika m MaoriMeans "tiger" in Māori. A notable bearer of this name is New Zealand actor and film director Taika Waititi (born 1975).
Taimani f TonganTaimani is of Tongan origin, meaning 'diamond'. It's now used by the entire Pacific community, especially in Fiji, Sāmoa and other Polynesian nations.
Taini f Maori (Rare)This is the name of Taini Morrison who was a Maori arts performer in New Zealand.
Taitearii m TahitianMeans "king of the sea", a combination of Tahitian
tai meaning "sea" and
te ari'i meaning "the king".
Tākuta m MaoriMeaning as of yet unknown. A known bearer of this name is the Maori politician Tākuta Ferris (b. 1978) from New Zealand.
Tamaeva f PolynesianA famous bearer of this name is Tamaeva IV, queen of the Polynesian island of Rimatara.
Tamairangi f MaoriMeaning as of yet unknown. This was the name of a 19th-century Maori tribal leader and poet.
Tamaki m MaoriMaori name meaning the Auckland area of New Zealand.
Tamakororo m MorioriThis name may also been used and may be use by females today. This was the name of a Moriori man who was killed in 1791 after a misunderstanding over a fishing net with the first outsiders who came to what is now the Chatham Islands.
Tamatea m MaoriMeans "moon on the eighth night of the lunar month" in Maori.
Tame m MorioriMeaning of this name is apparently unknown. This was the name of the last full blooded Moriori (Owenga and Otonga tribes) Tame Horomona Rehe aka Tommy Solomon (1884-1933) and Moriori elder Tame Tainui Tawarere.
Tapu f MaoriMeans "sacred" and "forbidden" in Māori.
Tara f & m MaoriMeans "peak, point" in Māori. Also Māori for "sternidae".
Taraina f TahitianTahitian name, composed by "tara", meaning "star" or "light" and "aina", meaning "earth". Hence the meaning is "star on earth" or "light on earth".
Tariana f MaoriPossibly derived from Maori
tāriana meaning "stallion".... [
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Tarita f Polynesian, English (American), Popular CultureThe 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.
Taufa m TonganTongan given name and surname meaning "warrior" and "storm". Taufa is also a god in Tongan mythology.
Taurekareka m MaoriMeaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Taurekareka Hēnare (1878-1940) from New Zealand.
Tava'esina f SamoanDerived from the Samoan
tava'e meaning "tropical bird" and
sina meaning "white, grey, silver".
Tawhā m MaoriMeans "caldera/boundary line" in Māori. Short for Tū-te-tawhā - loosely translated as 'holding the boundary'. Tū-te-tawhā was a Māori chieftain of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribe.
Teanau m MaoriMeaning as of yet unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Maori politician Teanau Tuiono (b. 1972) from New Zealand.
Te Ao m & f MaoriMeans "the world, the day, the cloud" in Māori.
Te Arani f MaoriPossibly from
te ārani meaning "the orange" (referring to the fruit, not the colour).
Te Aroha f & m MaoriMeans "the love" in Maori (
te, "the" and
aroha, "love"). A variant of
Aroha.
Tehani f Tahitian, Hawaiian, LiteratureDerived from Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
hani meaning "darling". This was used for a character in the novel
Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall... [
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Tehea f TahitianFeminine of the unisex name, Tehei, meaning 'crown'.
Teina m & f Maorimeans "brother" in Maori language.
Te Kāhu m & f MaoriMeans "harrier hawk" in Māori. Transliteration of "hawk".
Temaeva f PolynesianPolynesian origin name, based on the name Maeva, the meaning is "welcome".
Te Poki m MaoriThe possibly meaning of this name is, "to clear the garden." This was the name of a Senior Ngati Mutunga chief.
Terava f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
rava meaning "dark, brownish".
Tereapiʻi f & m Cook Islands MaoriMeans "journey to learn," derived from
tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and
apiʻi meaning "learn, study."
Terevaura f PolynesianPolynesian 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".
Teuira m & f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
uira meaning "lightning".
Teura m & f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
'ura, an archaic term meaning "red".
Tevahine f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
vahine meaning "woman".
Tevaria f PolynesianPolynesian origin name, meaning "the flourishing", "the blooming".
Tiaki m MaoriMaori form of
Jack, coinciding with the Maori word meaning "guard, keep">
Tiareura f Polynesian, TahitianPolynesian 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".
Tio m MaoriMeans "freezing cold" in Māori. Also Māori form of
Joe Tipi f & m MaoriIt means “affect by incantations” and “pare, slice, pare off”. This is the name of a female cousin of Senior Ngati Mutunga Chief Patukawenga who was married to a Waikato chief of Ngatikoroki named Taui... [
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Titaina f TahitianCombination of Tahitian
taina meaning "Gardenia jasminoides" (a type of flower) and the prefix
ti- meaning "small".
Torea m MorioriThis name means oystercatcher. This was the name of a Owenga Moriori Chief named Torea Takarehe (d. 1876) who was the teacher of Moriori elder Hirawanu
Tapu.
Toroa f & m MaoriDerived from Maori
toroa "albatross", ultimately from Maori
toro "to stretch; to extend".
Tui f & m MaoriTui is the Maori name for the bird (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), which are easily identified for their small tuft of white feathers at the neck.... [
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Tusitala m SamoanMeans "teller of tales" in Samoan. This name was adopted by the writer Robert Louis Stevenson when he lived on the island.