Maori
Polynesian · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Maori
The name Maori derives from the Māori language of New Zealand and means "normal" or "ordinary," though it is primarily known as the ethnonym for the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.
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Etymology
The name Maori derives from the Māori language of New Zealand and means "normal" or "ordinary," though it is primarily known as the ethnonym for the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. The term is used by the Māori people themselves and has been adopted into English; historically, European colonizers used it to distinguish the indigenous population, though the Māori had not used a collective ethnic label before contact.
Maori currently ranks #5,232 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2009.
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