Samoan Name Generator
Real Samoan first names and family names
Generate authentic Samoan names: given names like Sina, Tavita, Malia, and Ioane, family names like Tuilagi, Faleolo, and Malietoa, and full names such as Fa'afetai Tuiasosopo, all following real Samoan spelling with the ʻokina and macron.
About Samoan names
Samoan names come from a language with only fourteen letters, so they share a soft, open sound: vowels dominate, every syllable ends in a vowel, and the glottal stop (written with the ʻokina, as in Fa'afetai and Papali'i) is a real consonant that changes meaning. Many given names are ordinary words with meaning: Sina and Masina (moon), Fetu (star), Alofa (love), Fa'afetai (thank you), Manaia (beautiful), Toa (warrior), Vai (water), Lagi (sky), Ula (necklace), Teuila (the red ginger flower). Others are Samoan forms of Bible names introduced by missionaries in the 1830s: Ioane (John), Iosefa (Joseph), Tavita (David), Sione (John, via Tongan), Malia (Mary), Mele (Mary), Elisapeta (Elizabeth), Ruta (Ruth), Petelo (Peter), Semisi (James).
Family names in Samoa are usually the given name of an ancestor or, more importantly, a matai (chiefly) title held by the family: Tuilagi, Malietoa, Tupua, Fiame, Papali'i, Fuimaono, Tuiasosopo. When a person holds a matai title it goes in front of the personal name, so Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is a title-holder named Naomi. Names like Ah Ken and Ah Kuoi mark Chinese-Samoan families from the plantation era, as Schuster and Keil mark German-Samoan ones.
The list gives single names, family names, full pairings, legend names like Tigilau, and title-holders with the title first, for a character in Apia, Pago Pago, Auckland, or Utah.
How to choose Samoan names
- Keep the ʻokina and macron: Fa'afetai, Papali'i, and Sāvali are pronounced with a catch or a long vowel, and dropping the marks changes the word.
- For a strongly traditional character use meaning-names (Alofa, Toa, Masina, Manaia); for a churchgoing family use Bible-derived names (Ioane, Iosefa, Malia, Elisapeta), which are very common in real Samoan families.
- Family names are often chiefly titles, so a surname like Malietoa or Tuilagi implies a family of standing; use a plainer name like Va'a or Uili for an ordinary household.
- Diaspora Samoans in New Zealand, Australia, and the US often carry an English first name with a Samoan surname (Grace Fa'osiliva, Daniel Feagai), which is realistic for a modern character.
- Many Samoan given names are used for both men and women (Sina and Malia are feminine, but Tala, Sala, Fetu, and Lagi are unisex), so check the meaning if gender matters in your story.
Frequently asked questions
What do common Samoan names mean?
Many are everyday words: Sina and Masina mean moon, Fetu is star, Alofa is love, Toa is warrior, Fa'afetai is thank you, Manaia is beautiful, Vai is water, Lagi is sky, and Teuila is the red ginger, Samoa's national flower.
Why do so many Samoans have Bible names like Ioane and Sione?
Christian missionaries arrived in the 1830s and Samoa became deeply Christian. Biblical names were adapted to Samoan sounds, giving Ioane (John), Iosefa (Joseph), Tavita (David), Malia (Mary), Petelo (Peter), and Semisi (James), and these remain among the most common given names.
How do Samoan last names work?
Traditionally Samoans used a single name plus the name of a parent or village. Under colonial and church records, an ancestor's name or a family's matai (chief) title became the surname, which is why family names like Tuilagi, Malietoa, Fiame, and Papali'i are also chiefly titles.
Can I use these Samoan names for a character or a business?
Yes for ordinary given and family names. Be careful with paramount chiefly titles such as Malietoa, Tupua, and Tuiatua, which belong to specific families and carry real cultural weight; using them casually for a fictional character or product may be seen as disrespectful.
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All 1,000 Samoan names
A: 91 names
- Abigail Tamapua
- Afa
- Afamasaga
- Afamasaga Aperila Loheni
- Afereti Paleaaesina
- Afoa
- Agalelei
- Ah Ching
- Ah Hoy
- Ah Ken
- Ah Kiong
- Ah Kuoi
- Ah Liki
- Ah Mau
- Ah Mu
- Ah Sue
- Ah You
- Aifili Wendt
- Ainu'u
- Aiono
- Aiono Keneti Levave
- Aitofele Schuster
- Aitu
- Akenese Aloiai
- Akenese Faleolo
- Ala'ilima
- Alaalatoa
- Alafoti Fuamatu
- Alaimalo
- Alapati
- Alatasi Ta'amu
- Alatise Mai
- Ale
- Alefaio Faiumu
- Alefosio Taumateine
- Aleki
- Aleki Tuala
- Alesana
- Alesana Fa'alili
- Ali'i
- Alo'alo
- Alofa
- Alofa Sapolu
- Alofa Tuilagi
- Aloisio
A, continued
- Alualu
- Amata Ete
- Amataga Polu
- Amituana'i
- Amosa
- Ana
- Anae
- Anae Siona Kamu
- Anapela Vaili
- Anapu
- Aneterea
- Anitele'a Enari
- Aniva
- Anoa'i
- Apa'ula
- Apelu
- Apelu Toleafoa
- Aperaamo
- Apete Lamositele
- Apineru Alainu'uese
- Apisaloma
- Apolo
- Apolonia
- Apulu
- Arona
- Asenati Fa'asavalu
- Asenati Falemai
- Asi
- Asiata
- Asiata Ioasa Tuiasau
- Asofou Opetaia
- Asuelu Afatia
- Atalina
- Atamu Suniula
- Atiogie
- Atonio
- Auelua
- Aukusitino Fomai
- Aukuso
- Aukuso Anae
- Aumua
- Aumuā
- Aunese Crichton
- Ausage
- Autagavaia
- Ava Mene
C: 2 names
- Caleb Sua'ali'i
- Chan Mow
D: 3 names
- Daniel Feagai
- Destiny Tautogia
- Domata Iamaleava
E: 29 names
- Efaraima
- Efeso Laumea
- Efi
- Egelani Tuinei
- Eleasalo Stowers
- Elekana Asotasi
- Eleni
- Eletise Perenise
- Elia
- Elijah Savai'inaea
- Eliota
- Elisaia
- Elisapeta
- Elisapeta Fuimaono
- Eliu Maitua
- Enele
- Eneliko
- Eneliko Mulitalo
- Enoka
- Enokati Liuga
- Enosa Tagataese
- Esekielu
- Esera
- Esera Tamasese
- Eseta
- Eteuati
- Eti
- Etuale
- Etuale Fatialofa
F: 105 names
- Fa'afetai
- Fa'afetai Tuiasosopo
- Fa'afiaula Malae
- Fa'aiuga
- Fa'alemiga Luvu
- Fa'alili
- Fa'alogo
- Fa'alupe
- Fa'amanu
- Fa'amanuia
- Fa'amaoni
- Fa'amatuainu
- Fa'amausili
- Fa'amoe
- Fa'amoemoe
- Fa'anānā
- Fa'aolataga
- Fa'aolo
- Fa'asao
- Fa'aso'o
- Fa'asuamaleaui
- Fa'atau
- Fa'atiga Togiai
- Fa'atoina Faitala
- Fa'atonu
- Fa'atonu Unasa
- Fa'aui
- Fa'auli
- Fa'avae
- Faiai
- Faifili Vaeao
- Faisiota
- Faith Taupau
- Falaniko
- Fale
- Faleafaga
- Faleali'i
- Falefa
- Falemai
- Faleolo
- Faleomavaega
- Fana'afi
- Fanene
- Fanolua
- Faoa
- Faresa Moga
- Fata
- Fatialofa
- Fatu
- Fatuvalu
- Faumuina
- Fauolo
F, continued
- Fautua Pitoitua
- Fe'epō
- Fe'esago
- Feagaiga Annandale
- Feagaimaali'i
- Featuna'i Ulberg
- Feiloa'i Lealamanua
- Feiloa'i Tuilagi
- Feleti
- Felise Taufua
- Fepulea'i
- Fereti
- Fereti Seiuli
- Fesola'i
- Fetu
- Fetu Aumua
- Fetu Tafua
- Fetuao
- Fetūlele
- Fetūlele Va'ai
- Fia
- Fiafia
- Fialelei Amituana'i
- Fialelei Liufau
- Fiame
- Fiasili
- Filemoni
- Filemoni Sapolu
- Filemu
- Fili
- Filifili
- Filipo
- Filo
- Filo Solomona
- Filomena
- Fiso
- Fiu
- Fiu Natano Lefiti
- Folole Fidow
- Fono
- Fonoimoana
- Fonoti
- Fotuali'i
- Fua
- Fuarosa
- Fuata
- Fuataga
- Fuatai
- Fuatai Toelupe
- Fuatino
- Fuga
- Fuiavailili
- Fuimaono
G: 11 names
- Gabriel Faoagali
- Gafatasi
- Gagai
- Galea'i
- Galu
- Galu Sāleupolu
- Galumalemana
- Galuvao
- Gatoa'itele
- Gatoloai
- Grace Fa'osiliva
H: 2 names
- Hannah Matavao
- Hope Taofinu'u
I: 50 names
- I'amafana
- I'iga
- Iafeta
- Iaheto Fruean
- Iakopo
- Iakopo Fa'auli
- Ianeta
- Ieremia
- Ieremia Fa'aolo
- Iese
- Iese Maiava
- Ifopo
- Igelese Hunkin
- Ilaisaane
- Ilaoa
- Iliganoa
- Imeleta
- Ioana
- Ioane
- Ioane Fonoti
- Ioane Su'a
- Ioata Tuia
- Ioelu
- Iona
- Iona Faumuina
- Ionatana
- Ionatana Va'a
- Iopu
- Iosefa
- Iosefa Leilua
- Iosefa Manumaleuna
- Iosefo
- Iosia
- Iosua
- Iosua Malolo
- Ipulasi Manusaute
- Isaac Tele'a
- Isaako
- Isaako Tanuvasa
- Isaia
- Iulai Luai
- Iuli
- Iulia
- Iulio
- Iuni Ah Lam
- Iuni Alaimalo
- Iupati
- Iuta Leauanae
- Iutita Luamanu
- Iutita Ma'afala
J: 4 names
- Jacob Poluleuligaga
- Jasmine Asuega
- Jeremiah Usoali'i
- Joshua Matu'u
K: 20 names
- Kaino
- Kaisa
- Kalala Masaga
- Kalala Pauga
- Kaleopa
- Kalolo
- Kasiano Leiua
- Katalina
- Katerina
- Kelekolio Ese'ese
- Kelemete
- Kelemete Tupa'i
- Keni Meli
- Kerisiano
- Kilisimasi
- Kirisome
- Kitiona
- Kolone
- Kueni
- Kuresa Godinet
L: 101 names
- La'auli
- Lafaele
- Lafaele Fepulea'i
- Lafai
- Laga'aia
- Lagi
- Lagipoiva Tuiavi'i
- Lalomilo Seve
- Lameko
- Lameko Talamaivao
- Lanuola
- Lasalo
- Lata
- Lauaki
- Lauano
- Lauina
- Lauiti'iti
- Laulala
- Laulu
- Laulu Venasio Sepuloni
- Laumata Meafou
- Laumata Tuivale
- Laumei
- Laupepa
- Lautafi
- Lavea
- Le'aula Ah Tong
- Le'aula Fuimaono
- Le'aupepe
- Le'iato
- Lea'ana
- Leafa Segi
- Lealaiauloto
- Lealaisalanoa
- Lealali
- Lealofi
- Leatinu'u
- Leaupepe
- Leavasa
- Lefau
- Leiataua
- Leilua
- Leitu
- Lemalu
- Lemanu
- Lemi
- Lena Ah Chong
- Leniu
- Leone
- Leota
L, continued
- Leota Faleafaga
- Leota Katopau Sagote
- Lesa
- Lesa Kalepo Tavui
- Lesatele
- Leti Kohlhase
- Letuli
- Leuatea Aveau
- Leulua'iali'i
- Leuluai
- Leung Wai
- Leutele
- Leutogi
- Levalasi
- Levaopolo
- Levi
- Lilomaiava
- Lio
- Litara
- Litia Fana'afi
- Litia Palepoi
- Logovi'i Seumanufagai
- Loimata Perese
- Loimata Tupuola
- Lokeni Maumalo
- Lolani
- Lole Betham
- Lolesio
- Lolo
- Lome Poumele
- Losa
- Losa Meleisea
- Losa Tuitama
- Losi
- Lua
- Luafutu
- Luaiufi
- Luamanu
- Lufasiaitu
- Lui
- Luisa
- Luka
- Lupe
- Lupe Sāvali
- Lupematasila
- Lupesina
- Lupesoliai
- Lusia Savelio
- Lusia Tuioti
- Lutali
- Lydia Toilolo
M: 107 names
- Ma'ata
- Ma'ata Ausage
- Ma'ilo
- Maea
- Mafui'e
- Mafutaga
- Magalei
- Magasiva
- Magele
- Mageo
- Maiava
- Mailata
- Makerita
- Malaea Seuseu
- Malaea Suluape
- Malaki
- Malaki Fesola'i
- Malama
- Malama Vaifale
- Malia
- Malia Seumanutafa
- Malia Tuala
- Malie
- Malielegaoi
- Malietoa
- Malo
- Malolo
- Malosi
- Malu
- Mamea
- Mamoe
- Mana
- Mana Talamaivao
- Manaia
- Manaia Fetuao
- Manamea Fiame
- Manamea Soliola
- Manase
- Manase Tuiloma
- Manu
- Manu'a
- Manuele
- Manuele Lemalu
- Manuia
- Manuleleua
- Manumaleuna
- Manumalo
- Mapusua
- Mareko
- Mareta
- Maselino Fa'apale
- Masina
- Masina Ah Ken
M, continued
- Masoe
- Mata'afa
- Matagi
- Mataia
- Mataio
- Mataio Sivaotele
- Matalasi Gaoa
- Matalena
- Matatumua
- Matautia
- Maualaivao
- Maualuga
- Mauga
- Maulolo
- Mea'ole
- Meaalofa
- Mealamu
- Meki
- Melani Ah Him
- Melani Tuatagaloa
- Melania
- Mele
- Mele Fa'amausili
- Mele Leaupepe
- Meleane
- Meleisea
- Micah Mataeliga
- Mika
- Mikaele
- Mikaele Su'a
- Miriama
- Misa
- Misi
- Miti
- Moana Chan Tung
- Moana Salesa
- Moananu
- Moe
- Moega Lelisi
- Molesi
- Molesi Tuiletufuga
- Moli
- Moliga
- Momoe Polataivao
- Momoe Selesele
- Mose
- Mose Tafua
- Moso
- Mua
- Muagututi'a
- Muliaina
- Mulinu'u
- Mulipola
- Mulitalo
N: 27 names
- Nafanua
- Nāfanua
- Nafatali
- Namulau'ulu
- Nanai
- Nanai Levi
- Nanai Maluelue Opeloge
- Naomi
- Natanielu
- Natanielu Auelua
- Nathan Vavae
- Neemia
- Nevo Schwalger
- Niko Lima
- Nikolao
- Nikolao Aiono
- Nikotemo
- Niu
- Niumatalolo
- Niusila
- Noa
- Nofoasaefā
- Noga
- Nonu
- Nu'u
- Nu'uali'itia
- Nu'uausala
O: 11 names
- Ofisa Samau
- Oka Schwenke
- Okesene Taefu
- Olioli
- Olivia Leleimalefaga
- Olo
- Onesemo Ah Loo
- Onosa'i
- Opeta Seuteni
- Otele
- Otele Fa'amoe
P: 61 names
- Pa'u
- Palepa Lolani
- Palepa Uperesa
- Panapa
- Paopao
- Papali'i
- Papu
- Pateresio
- Pati
- Patu
- Pauga
- Pauli Fonotia
- Paulina Lafaiali'i
- Paulina Sa'ena
- Paulo
- Paulo Fauolo
- Pava
- Peko
- Pele
- Pelenatete
- Pelenato
- Peleti Keil
- Peletisala Utai
- Pelu Masoli
- Peni
- Peni Uili
- Peniamina
- Penieli
- Penina
- Penina Aumuā
P, continued
- Pepe
- Pesamino Setu
- Peseta
- Peseta Amosa
- Peseta Ulupano Mao
- Peta
- Petaia
- Petelo
- Peteru Niuia
- Pili
- Pio
- Pisa Lutu
- Pisi
- Pisila
- Pita
- Pita Manuleleua
- Piula Muasau
- Poasa
- Polamalu
- Polataivao
- Ponifasio Ah Wong
- Poto
- Potu Tuaolo
- Poutoa
- Poutoa Mamea
- Pua
- Pula
- Puleono
- Puletua
- Pulu So'oto
- Puni
R: 16 names
- Rachel Palamo
- Rasela
- Rebecca Sinavaiana
- Repeka
- Reupena
- Reupena Tiatia
- Rimoni Maivia
- Rina
- Risati Mariota
- Ropati
- Ropati Meleisea
- Ropeti
- Ropeti Ma'ilo
- Ruperake Netzler
- Ruta
- Ruta Faisiota
S: 140 names
- Sa'aga
- Sa'ena
- Sa'u
- Sāfa'atoa
- Sāfune
- Sagapolutele
- Sagato
- Sailele
- Saili
- Sailosi
- Sailosi Gatoloai
- Sakaio
- Sakaria
- Sala
- Salamasina
- Salamasina Tuilagi
- Salanoa
- Salatielu Fai'ilagi
- Salave'a
- Sale
- Saleaumua
- Salesa
- Sāleupolu
- Salome Malietoa
- Salome Taulafo
- Salote
- Salu
- Salu Lupematasila
- Sama Uiagalelei
- Sāmalaulu
- Samasoni
- Sami
- Sāmoa
- Samu
- Samu Va'a
- Samuel Tuivasa
- Samuelu
- Samuelu Salanoa
- Sanele
- Sanele Autagavaia
- Sano Avia
- Sao
- Sapati
- Sapolu
- Sarah Sinoti
- Sarai
S, continued
- Sarona
- Sātele
- Sau
- Saulo
- Sauni
- Sāvali
- Savea
- Saveasi'uleo
- Savelina Leupolu
- Seanoa
- Seau
- Sefa
- Sefo
- Seilala Fa'afili
- Seiuli
- Seiuli Vavao Vaele
- Sela
- Sela Tuiloma
- Selafina
- Selina Ah Sam
- Semisi
- Semisi Faleali'i
- Semo Elisara
- Semu Luatua
- Sene Feu'u
- Senio Fano
- Sepulona Ah Van
- Sesilia Tavai
- Sesilia Tevaga
- Setefano
- Setefano Sāfa'atoa
- Seti
- Seumalo
- Seumanutafa
- Sia Toloa
- Siaki
- Siaosi
- Sieni Fonoti
- Sieni Tekori
- Sila
- Sili
- Silia
- Silivelio Tialata
- Silivia Fe'aunati
- Sima
- Simaika Mauia
- Simeona
S, continued
- Simi
- Simona
- Simone Paia'aua
- Sina
- Sina Faleolo
- Sina Tamasese
- Sinalei Aokuso
- Sinalei Fa'amausili
- Siniva Muagututi'a
- Siniva Toala
- Sio
- Sione
- Sione Fatuvalu
- Sione Tuiasosopo
- Sititi
- Sitiveni
- Sitiveni Fa'atau
- Siva
- Sivaotele
- So'oa'emalelagi
- So'oalo
- So'oialo
- Soane
- Soane Leota
- Sofara Atisano'e
- Soifua
- Soli
- Soliai
- Solofa
- Solomona
- Sopoaga
- Sosaia
- Sose Ta'ala
- Sosefina Faiai
- Sosefina Toeaina
- Sosene Taulagi
- Su'a
- Su'a Na'ama Sola
- Suaia Ah Hi
- Sualauvi
- Suli
- Sulu
- Suluape
- Sunia
- Susana Seumanutafa
- Susana Tuimavave
- Suse
T: 159 names
- Taema
- Tafa
- Tafili
- Tafua
- Tagaloa
- Tago
- Tagovailoa
- Tai
- Taiasina Fa'asalele
- Taimalelagi
- Taimane Tuimoloau
- Taito
- Taito Eli Letoa
- Tala
- Talalelei
- Talalelei Papali'i
- Talamaivao
- Talauega
- Talavou
- Talei
- Talei Sāfune
- Taliaoa
- Talofa
- Talosaga
- Tama
- Tamaalelagi
- Tamafaigā
- Tamasese
- Tanielu
- Tanoa
- Tanumafili
- Tanuvasa
- Tapu
- Tapuitea
- Tasi
- Tasi Fa'atau
- Tatupu
- Tāua
- Tauese Kruse
- Tauiliili
- Taulaga
- Taulapapa
- Taule'ale'ausumai
- Taulia Tipoti
- Taumafai
- Tausa'afia
- Tausala Masoe
- Tausala Uelese
- Tausili Lolotai
- Tautau Vasa
- Tautua
- Tavale
- Tavale Vui
T, continued
- Tavita
- Tavita Aiono
- Tavita Sagapolutele
- Te'o
- Te'o Eunike Liua'ana
- Tele
- Telefoni
- Telesia Lealaiauloto
- Telesia Unutoa
- Temukisa
- Teofilo Sasagi
- Tepa
- Tepora
- Teuila
- Teuila Le'aupepe
- Tevaga
- Tevaga Selina Lepou
- Ti'a
- Ti'iti'i
- Tialavea
- Tiatia
- Tigilau
- Tilafaiga
- Tili
- Timena Mulipola
- Timena Vaivai
- Timo Palelei
- Timoteo
- Timoteo Matautia
- Timu
- Tino
- Tino Fa'anānā
- Tinoisamoa
- Tionisio Ah Fook
- Tioti
- Tioti Ainu'u
- Tiresa
- Titimaea
- Tito
- To'omata
- Toa
- Toa Papali'i
- Toeava
- Toelupe
- Toetu
- Tofaeono
- Tofi
- Tofiga
- Tofilau
- Tofilau Laki Saunoa
- Toga
- Togafau
- Togiola Meredith
T, continued
- Toi Farani
- Toleafoa
- Toleafoa Lena Malifa
- Tolu
- Tolufale
- Toma
- Tomasi
- Tomasi Vaitogi
- Tone
- Tonumaipe'a
- Toso
- Tovia
- Tu'u'u
- Tuala
- Tualaulelei
- Tuatagaloa
- Tufele
- Tufuga
- Tui
- Tui Malietoa
- Tuiasosopo
- Tuiatua
- Tuigamala
- Tuila'epa
- Tuilagi
- Tuiletufuga
- Tuiloma
- Tuimalealiifano
- Tuiolosega
- Tuioti
- Tuisugaletaua
- Tuitama
- Tuitele
- Tuiteleleapaga
- Tuivale
- Tulafono
- Tulele
- Tulia Perelini
- Tulia Te'o
- Tumema
- Tumua Suamataia
- Tuna
- Tupa'i
- Tupa'i Vaitele So'o
- Tupu
- Tupua
- Tupuola
- Tupuola Peteli Nokise
- Tusa
- Tusi
- Tusiata Taele
- Tusitala
- Tutuila
U: 17 names
- Uale
- Ualesi Ah Siu
- Ualesi Tuiasosopo
- Ueligitone
- Uesile
- Uili
- Ula
- Ulisese
- Ulisese Sātele
- Ulufanuasese'e
- Ulugia
- Umaga
- Unasa
- Unasa Konelio Talapusi
- Upolu
- Urale
- Utu