21 beautiful Māori baby names and their meanings
Beautiful names with even more beautiful meanings.
Whether you want to pay tribute to your Māori heritage, or just love the meaning behind these sweet sounding traditional names, Māori baby names are definitely worth considering when choosing a name for your new little one.
Some of these names have been used for over a thousand years!
Māori baby names for boys and their meanings
Ahi
This gorgeous Māori name means ‘fire’ and was chosen by Moana Hope and Isabella Carlstrom for their son.
Amiri
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘the east wind’.
Hahona
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘healer’.
Irirangi
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘spirit voice’.
Kauri
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘tree or deer’.
Mahuta
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘God of the forest’.
Manaaki
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘To cherish, conserve and sustain’.
Rawiri
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘beloved’.
Rua
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘lake’.
Tane
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘man’.
Tangaroa
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘God of the sea, rivers and lakes’.
Māori baby names for girls and their meanings
Anahera
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘angel’.
Aroha
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘love’.
Atarangi
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘morning sky’.
Hahana
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘radiant light’.
Hauku
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘dew’.
Manaia
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘Guardian of the Heaven; Land and Sea’.
Mahuika
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘the Maori Goddess of Fire’.
Marama
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘moon’.
Pania
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘a beautiful sea maiden in a Maori myth’.
Tui
A traditional Māori name meaning ‘A honeyeater bird; parson bird’.
NOTE: when choosing a Māori baby name, that in the Māori language one word may have multiple meanings.
