New Zealand Names

Gift of God

Morning wind

Trickster god, culture hero

Greatest

Illusion, good mother, water, or great

son of Donald

pearl, or myrtle

Of the sea; bitter; beloved

bitter, or wished-for child

bitter sea, or wished-for child

unknown, possibly related to 'mother' or 'measure'

Mine, bitter, or desired

Who is like God?

to admire, to wonder, to be amazed

Maori form of Rebecca, meaning 'to tie, to bind'

Gracious, dear, or industrious

Soldier; merciful

Gentle strength; industrious; strong in work

Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter; beloved

mother; from the moors

ocean, sea

ocean, sea

great ocean, big sea

ocean, sea

sweet, fragrant

survivor, remnant, descendant

Praised, commendable, glorified

small, little, young

Welcome, come

nephew

Ornament, necklace, treasured possession

Charcoal, embers, or a dark, smoldering fire

scarred face, or facial tattoo

Peace, tranquility, calm

The shadow of the beloved

The canoe, the river, the channel

To embrace, to cherish, to hold dear

Victory of the people

Native New Zealand palm tree

victory of the people

rest, comfort, long-lived

Light; honor; a diminutive of Honora or Eleonora

great, big, large

From the oak tree clearing

Olive tree

Olive tree

olive tree

Olive tree