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    Māui

    Discover the meaning and origin of the name Māui

    Māui

    Boy
    Hawaiian & Polynesian
    1 syllable

    Māui is a Hawaiian boy's name meaning "A prominent figure in Hawaiian mythology and a group of islands.".

    Māui is a boy name of Hawaiian origin meaning "A prominent figure in Hawaiian mythology and a group of islands.". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 1 syllable.

    Origin
    Hawaiian & Polynesian
    Gender
    Boy
    Syllables
    1

    Last updated .

    Meaning

    A prominent figure in Hawaiian mythology and a group of islands.

    Popularity

    No birth-record data (source: not in US birth records; popularity in India is not tracked)

    Quick answers about Māui

    What does Māui mean?

    Māui is a boy name of Hawaiian origin meaning "A prominent figure in Hawaiian mythology and a group of islands.".

    How popular is Māui?

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    Sister names that go with Māui

    MakelaMakilaKielaLaylanieKeilanyLalani

    How to say Māui

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    Name numerology

    2is the Chaldean number for Māui.

    Number 2 is linked with harmony, kindness and cooperation.

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    Other meanings of Māui

    • Hawaiian & Polynesian (girl): "A prominent figure in Hawaiian mythology and a group of islands."

    Names with a similar meaning to Māui

    Māui means "A prominent figure in Hawaiian mythology and a group of islands." — these names share that spirit.

    • Dylan — "Dylan is a Welsh name, possibly meaning 'great tide' or 'son of the sea'. Dylan ail Don is a sea figure in Welsh legend." (Welsh)

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