Tahitian First Names
-in alphabetical order-

(Please note: The meaning given in italic is our own interpretation
and should be more or less correct.
Please feel free to do more research of your own for more accuracy.
There are many more beautiful Tahitian first names...)

Ahuarii: fem. (royal garment)
Ahu'ura: fem.(red garment)
Areiti: masc.(little wave)
Arenui: masc.(big wave)
Ari'i:masc.(prince)
Atea: masc./fem.(open,clear,far off)
Heimana: masc.(powerful wreath)
Heimanu: masc./fem.(wreath of birds)
Heimata: masc./fem.(wreath of faces or eyes)
Heirani: fem.(wreath of the sky)
Heipua: fem.(wreath of flowers)
Hereata: fem.(cloud of love)
Herenui: fem.(big love)
Hina: fem. -after a legend-(great grand-daughter)
Hinatea: fem. (white great grand daughter)
Hiro: masc. -after a legend-name of a polynesian god
Hoanui: masc. (great friend)
Maeva: fem. (welcome)
Maire: fem.(fern)
Mairenui: fem. (large fern)
Mana: masc. (power)
Manu: masc./fem.. (bird)
Manuarii: masc. (royal bird)
Manutea: masc./ fem. (white bird)
Mareva: fem. (canoes bringing presents from island to island)
Matahi: masc. (with the first one)
Meherio: fem. (mermaid)
Merehau: fem. (praise to peace or government)
Merenui: fem. (great praise)
Moana: masc. (deep ocean)
Moea: fem.(woman asleep)
Moeata: fem. (sleepy cloud)
Moeava: masc./fem. (sleepy pass)
Moerani: fem. (sleepy sky)
Moehau: masc./fem. (peaceful sleep)
Nanihi: fem. (complete)
Nohoarii: masc. (prince's place)
Nunui: masc. (to be great)
Nu'utea: fem. (a fleet of canoes passing by far away)
Orama: fem. (the flame)
Oriata: masc./fem. (dance of the clouds)
Poenui: fem. (large pearl)
Poerava: fem. (black pearl)
Poeura: fem. (red pearl)
Ponui: masc. (great night)
Puaiti: fem. (little flower)
Puaura: fem. (red flower)
Puatea: fem. (white flower)
Purotu: fem. (beautiful)
Ra'anui: masc. (greatly sacred)
Rahiti: masc. (sun rising)
Ra'iarii: masc. (royal sky-prince of the sky)
Ra'ihau: fem. (peaceful sky)
Ra'imere: fem. (praise to the sky)
Ra'inui: fem. (great sky)
Ranitea: fem. (clear sky)
Raunui: fem. (large leaf)
Raurii: fem. (little leaf)
Reia: masc. (who seizes)
Reva: masc./fem. (firmament)
Ro'onui: masc. (great reputation)
Tahiata: fem. (first cloud)
Tahitoa: masc. (fisrt warrior)
Tane: masc. (man)
Tauarii: masc. (my prince)
Tautiare: fem. (my flower)
Teata: masc./fem. (the cloud)
Tehani: fem. (the caress)
Tehea: fem. (which)
Tehei: masc./fem. (the wreath)
Tehina: masc. (great grand son)
Teiva: masc. -after a legend-a prince of the islands
Temana: masc. (power)
Temanava: masc./ fem. (the welcoming)
Tera: fem. (the sun)
Teva: masc.-historical name-name of a clan
Tevai: fem. (the water)
Titaua: fem. (in a friend)
Toanui: masc. (great warrior)
Tuianu: fem. (divide the coldness)
Tumata: fem. (watching)
Tunui: masc. (great advocate)
Unutea: fem. (sacred white sculpture)
Uranui: masc. (great feather)
Urarii: fem. (little feather)
Vaea: fem. (state of peace)
Vaiana: fem. (water of the cave)
Vaianu: fem. (cold water)
Vaiata: fem. (twilight water)
Vaihere: fem. (water of love/ loved water)
Vainui: masc./ fem. (great water)
Vairea: fem. (joyful water)
Vaitiare: fem. (water flower)
Vane: masc. (feathers ornament)
Vetea: masc. (untied)