You want to choose a Polynesian name for your child? Discover more than 100 Tahitian names for boy or girl with their meaning. Names full of poetry, sunshine and Pacific ocean from the other side of the world!
The Tahitian language (or ” Reo Tahiti “) is used in the Society Islands, in French Polynesia.
Although French is predominantly used, Tahitian is the mother tongue of many islanders, and is still used in a variety of contexts: in politics, in the media (local TV stations always present the news in both languages: French and Tahitian), in some religions and, of course, to promote the Polynesian culture.
Today, Reo Tahiti is the language spoken during the famous “Orero”, this ancestral declamatory art whose purpose is to eloquently narrate a speech to the crowd. People gathered to listen to the “orero”. The Tahitian was thus the gateway linking the different communities. Initially spoken, Tahitian has long been banned in school by teachers. It was not until 1981 that language was authorized and taught in Tahiti. Polynesians are attached to their vernacular languages.
Nowadays, Tahitian and the other languages of the islands survive in the current context of globalization and uniformity of languages between countries. The Tahitian has soft and round tones marked by a rich cultural heritage. The language has a very strong visual character because many words are derived from Polynesian observations and thus have a proper meaning. Many parents who live in Polynesia or who have lived there are tempted to give their child a Tahitian name with a very particular meaning that will guide him throughout his life.
Before choosing, there are some particularities in the Tahitian language that you must know in order to pronounce the future first name correctly.
Concerning the vowels :
- “a” is pronounced “ah” as in the word “father”
- “e” is pronounced “eh” as in the word “late”
- “i” is pronounced “ee” as in the word “bee”
- “o” is pronounced “oh” as in the word “no”
- “u” is pronounced “oo” as in the word “foot”.
The pronunciation of the consonants in Tahitian is the same as for English.
Now it’s time to discover Tahitian names:
| First name | Kind | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Farahinano | Girls | This name for girls means in Tahitian: "the flower of Pandanus". Pandanus is a tropical plant widespread in Polynesia. |
| Hauata | Girls | This beautiful name for a girl means in Tahitian language: "cloud of peace" or "peaceful cloud". |
| Hautiare | Girls | This girl name means in Reo Tahiti: "the sweet flower" or "a sweet flower". |
| Heiana | Girls | In Tahitian, the girl name Heiana means: "brilliant crown". |
| Heiata | Girls | This girl name means in Tahitian language: "crown of clouds". This Tahitian name is quite common in Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia. |
| Heiani | Girls | This beautiful first name for girls is very popular in Tahiti and Hawaii, it means : "crown of the sky". |
| Heiura | Girls | This Tahitian first name (for girls) can be translated as: "brilliant crown", "red crown" or "crown of fire". |
| kahaia | Girls | A first name of Polynesian origin for girls which means : "name of a flower". |
| Mahana | Girls | This Tahitian name for girls means literally : "sun". |
| Mahine | Girls | Tahitian first name for girls meaning : "young girl". |
| Maima | Girls | This Tahitian name for girls may be translated as : "the one who raises". It can also be the Tahitian translation of the first name "Mary". |
| Maimiti | Girls | This name for a girl means in Tahitian language : "comes from the sea". |
| Mareva | Girls | This beautiful tahitian name means : "dream of heaven". |
| Mateata | Girls | Polynesian first name for a girl meaning : "cloudless sky". |
| Moemoea | Girls | This name for girls can be translated into Tahitian language by: "dreams" or "dream". |
| Orihei | Girls | Tahitian name for a girl who comes from Tahitian and has two parts, "ori": "dance", and "hei": "crown", and which can be translated as : "crown of dances". |
| Poehei | Girls | Cute name for girls that can be translated from Tahitian into: "pearl crown". |
| Poehere | Girls | Girl name, coming from Tahitian "poe": "pearl", and "here": "love" which can be translated as: "the pearl of love" or "pearl dear". |
| Puaiti | Girls | Girl first name meaning: "little flower" in Tahitian. |
| Raiana | Girls | Name for girl which means: "starry sky" in tahitian language. |
| Raina | Girls | Girl first name which means: "calm sky" in Tahitian. |
| Rauana | Girls | Girl first name of Polynesian origin meaning: "several stars or caves". |
| Ravanui | Girls | This tahitian name for girl can be translated as: "tall brunette woman". |
| Remuna | Girls | Girl first name which translates as: "grenadine" in tahitian language. |
| Roimata | Girls | This name for girl can be translated as: "tear" in Tahitian. |
| Tapairu | Girls | Girl name which literally translates as: "royal dancer" in Tahitian language. |
| Terävä | Girls | First name for girls meaning "black" in Tahitian. |
| Tereva | Girls | Girl name of Tahitian origin which translates as: "departure" or "beginning". |
| Tevahine | Girls | Tahitian name meaning : "the woman". |
| Tiarehere | Girls | Girl name of Tahitian origin that can be translated as: "flower of love" or "darling flower". |
| Tiarenui | Girls | Girls first name of French Polynesia means in Tahitian language: "big flower". |
| Tuahine | Girls | Girl first name meaning "sister" in Tahitian. |
| Vaheana | Girls | Name for girl which translates as: "storm" in tahitian language. |
| Vahinearii | Girls | Girl name which translates literally as : "the queen". |
| Vahinetua | Girls | Name of Polynesian origin meaning: "daughter of the open sea". |
| Vaima | Girls | First name for girl which means: "spring water" in vehicular language of French Polynesia. |
| Vaimitiarii | Girls | Tahitian Girl first name which translates as: "royal sea water". |
| Vaipoe | Girls | Tahitian girls first name meaning : "water pearls". |
| Vairani | Girls | "heavenly water" in Tahitian, popular Girl name in Tahiti. |
| Aitoarii | Boys | In Tahitian, this boy name means : "royal warrior". |
| Aitonui | Boys | Boy name of Polynesian origin which means: "great warrior". |
| Ariihau | Boys | Name of Tahitian origin for boy composed of "Arii": king, and "hau": peace, which translates as : "king of the peace" or "wisdom". |
| Ariihere | Boys | Tahitian masculine name meaning : "king of love". |
| Ariinui | Boys | Tahitian name (masculine) which translates as: "great king" or "supreme king". |
| Ariitea | Boys | Boy name of Tahitian origin which means : "white prince". |
| Enoha | Boys | This beautiful boy's name means "name of a bird" in Tahitian. |
| Hauarii | Boys | This name for a boy from Tahitian origin can be translated as : "royal peace". |
| Haunui | Boys | This boy name of Polynesian origin is composed of two parts: "Hau": the peace and "nui": great, thus forming: "the great peace". |
| Heiarii | Boys | This popular name for boy can be translated as: "crown of the king" in Reo Tahiti. |
| Heremoana | Boys | Boy name meaning : "ocean of love", very popular in French Polynesia. |
| Hiroiti | Boys | This name of Tahiti means in Reo Tahiti: "little king Hiro", name of polynesian God |
| Manahau | Boys | This name of Polynesian origin can be translated as : "spirit of wisdom" or "wise spirit". |
| Manea | Boys | Tahitian name for boys meaning : "beautiful". |
| Metua | Boys | Name for boy who means : "head of the family" or "parents" in Tahitian language. |
| Moanaura | Boys | This beautiful masculine name translates literally as : "Red Sea" in Tahitian. |
| Raiariinui | Boys | This name of Tahitian origin means "supreme chief of heaven". |
| Raimana | Boys | Name of Polynesian origin for boy which can be translated as : "divine power of the sky" or "spirit of heaven". |
| Rotui | Boys | A popular mount of Moorea island who separates the bays of Opunuhu and Cook. |
| Taaroa | Boys | Boy name of Tahiti meaning : "ancestor of the gods". |
| Hia'ai | Boys | Tahitian first name meaning : "desire" in Tahitian language. |
| Tamaroa | Boys | Tahitian name which can be translated as: "big boy". |
| Tanetoa | Boys | Boy first name meaning: "warrior man" in Reo Tahiti. |
| Teanuanua | Boys | This Tahitian name refers to "the rainbow". |
| Teanuhe | Boys | This beautiful name of Tahitian origin translates as : "fern". |
| Temanao | Boys | This elegant masculine first name in Tahitian means : "thought". |
| Temanu | Boys | Often present in Polynesian songs, this name translates literally as : "the bird". |
| Teri'i | Boys | Tahitian name (masculine) which can be translated as: "humility" or "humble". |
| Teva | Boys | This name, which is very common in Polynesia, means : "infinite". |
| Tino | Boys | In Tahitian, this name for boy means: "body". |
| Tua | Boys | Name for boy that can be translated as: "far", "distant" or "wide ocean" in tahitian language. |
| Tuane | Boys | Boy name that can be translated as: "brother" in Reo Tahiti. |
| Varua | Boys | Nice masculine name of Tahiti meaning: "Soul". |
| Viniura | Boys | This Polynesian name means : "red bird" in Tahitian. |
| Nino | Boys | In Tahitian, this masculine first name refers to "opinion". |
| Nui | Boys | Name for boy meaning: "big" in Tahitian. |
| Orirau | Boys | This masculine name of Polynesia evokes the "multiple or various dances". |
| Oro | Boys | "Oro" is the name of a Polynesian God. |
| Aimataarii | Mixed | This beautiful mixed first name can be translated as : "royal wink" or "wink of the king" in Tahitian. |
| Hanihei | Mixed | Nice name for boy or girl literally meaning "darling crown" in Tahitian language. |
| Haumana | Mixed | Mixed tahitian name composed of two parts: "Hau": peaceful / peace and "Mana": power / spirit, this name evokes: "peaceful spirit", "spirit of peace", or "power of peace". |
| Heifara | Mixed | Mixed tahitian name referring to: "pandanus crown". Pandanus is a tropical plant widespread in Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia. |
| Heinui | Mixed | Nice Polynesian name for girl or boy meaning : "big crown". |
| Mahea | Mixed | This name of Polynesian origin means "to be clean" in Polynesian language. |
| Mihiau | Mixed | This mixed name full of sensitivity translates as: "thought" or "melancholy" in Reo Tahiti. |
| Moetu | Mixed | Mixed name meaning "to sleep standing" in Tahitian. |
| Nuihau | Mixed | Tahitian name for boy or girl which means: "great peace". |
| Rai | Mixed | Mixed first name of Polynesia meaning "sky". |
| Raiteva | Mixed | Mixed name of Tahiti translating literally by: "stormy sky". |
| Rerehau | Mixed | This beautiful mixed name means "peaceful flight" in Tahitian. |
| Taraihau | Mixed | This Tahitian name can be translated as: "extend peace". |
| Tauahere | Mixed | Symbol of a union, this beautiful name means: "our love" in Tahitian language. |
| Teata | Mixed | This name for boy or girl means: "the cloud" in Tahitian. |
| Tehani | Mixed | This elegant mixed name refers to: "my darling" in Polynesian language. |
| Temihi | Mixed | Name of Tahitian origin meaning "thought". |
| Teuira | Mixed | In Tahitian, this name means "flash" and can be used for a boy as for a girl. |
| Teura | Mixed | Mixed first name meaning "red" in Reo Tahiti. |
| Tevaihau | Mixed | This beautiful Tahitian name of girl or boy can be translated as: "peaceful water". |
| Tiaitau | Mixed | This mixed Tahitian name means "long wait". |
| Toerau | Mixed | This name from Polynesia refers to the "northeastern wind". |
| Vaiarii | Mixed | Composed of "Vai": water and "arii": king / royal, this beautiful name of Tahiti can be translated as "royal water", "royal basin" or "royal river". |
| Vaihau | Mixed | This beautiful tahitian name means "calm water". |
| Vaihiarii | Mixed | Name of Polynesian origin that can be translated as "royal spring water". |
| Vaiura | Mixed | Mixed name of Tahiti meaning: "red water" or "boiling water". |
