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Pages in category "Māori given names" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aroha; H. Henare;
In New Zealand before the 1800s, Māori children would be called by one given name (simple or composite). These names were attributed to remarkable events around birth. Later in life a person might be given a new name relating to subsequent events. [1]
This is a list of iwi (New Zealand Māori tribes). ... Name Regions of rohe (tribal area) Waka (canoe) 2001 population [3] 2006 population [4] 2013 population [5]
Māori are the second-largest ethnic group in New Zealand, after European New Zealanders (commonly known by the Māori name Pākehā). In addition, more than 170,000 Māori live in Australia. The Māori language is spoken to some extent by about a fifth of all Māori, representing three per cent of the total population.
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:
New Zealand released its list of banned baby names of 2023 — and Prince dethroned King. Every year the country, which has strict naming laws, releases a list of the most commonly declined names.
People belonging to the Māori indigenous people of New Zealand, generally believed to have arrived from eastern Polynesia between 800 and 1300.There has been considerable intermarriage with later immigrants, but people with any Māori ancestry may consider themselves to be Māori, by custom and law in New Zealand.
Women in New Zealand are women who live in or are from New Zealand. Notably New Zealand was the first self-governing country in the world where women were entitled to vote. In recent times New Zealand has had many women in top leadership and government roles, including three female Prime Ministers, most recently Jacinda Ardern.