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Tui is a (usually) female given name and nickname among the Māori people of New Zealand. It is also Polynesian and Fijian male given name, often coming from the noble title Tu'i . People with this name include:
Moko facial tattoos were traditional in Māori culture until about the mid-19th century, when their use began to disappear. There has been something of a revival from the late 20th century. In pre-European Māori culture, they denoted high social status. Generally only men had full facial moko. High-ranked women often had moko on their lips and ...
Women continued receiving moko through the early 20th century, [12] and the historian Michael King in the early 1970s interviewed over 70 elderly women who would have been given the moko before the 1907 Tohunga Suppression Act. [13] [14] Women's tattoos on lips and chin are commonly called pūkauae or moko kauae. [15] [16]
With the arrival of Europeans, surnames were introduced and soon after a Māori surname system was devised where a person would take their father's name as a surname, for example: Ariki – Maunga Ariki – Waiora Maunga – Te Awa Waiora – Waipapa Te Awa. Māori would also have translations of their names, for example:
Men were tattooed on many parts of their bodies, including faces, buttocks and thighs. Women were usually tattooed only on the lips and chin. Moko conveyed a person's ancestry. The art declined in the 19th century following the introduction of Christianity, but in recent decades has undergone a revival.
The coat of arms of New Zealand (Māori: Te Tohu Pakanga o Aotearoa [3]) is the heraldic symbol representing the South Pacific island country of New Zealand.Its design reflects New Zealand's history as a bicultural nation, with Zealandia, a European female figure on one side and a Māori rangatira (chief) on the other.
Maia is a feminine given name. It may be in reference to the mythic mother of Hermes. [1] It is also a popular Māori name meaning "brave or confident." [2] Notable people with the name include: maia arson crimew, Swiss developer and computer hacker; Maia Bellon, American lawyer and environmentalist; Maia Brewton (born 1977), American actress