Tahitian Name Generator
Reo Tahiti given names and island family names
Generate Tahitian names from French Polynesia: given names such as Heiata, Vaimiti, Tamatoa and Raimana, family names such as Tetuanui and Temarii, and full names like Hinatea Hereveri and Teva Temarii.
About Tahitian names
Tahitian names sound different from other Polynesian names because the language has a small set of consonants: f, h, m, n, p, r, t and v. There is no k, ng, l, s or w, so the Hawaiian Kalani and the Maori Ngaire have no place here, while Teva, Hinano and Raimana could hardly come from anywhere else.
Most given names are compounds, and a handful of openings do much of the work. Te- is the article "the" and starts names such as Tehani, Tearii and Temoana. Hei- (a garland or crown of flowers), Poe- (pearl), Vai- (water), Hina- and Mana- open dozens more, as in Heiata, Poerava, Vaimiti, Hinatea and Manatea. Many names are used for girls and boys alike. Mission history left Tahitian forms of Bible names too, such as Petero for Peter, Mataio for Matthew and Ioane for John. Family names follow the same patterns and can run long: Tetuanui, Temarii, Teriitahi, Teriierooiterai.
The list holds given names on their own, family names on their own and full names that pair the two, including a group with the European family names that have been part of island life for generations, such as Salmon, Brotherson and Bambridge. Glottal stops and long-vowel marks are left out throughout, so Ari'itea appears as Ariitea.
How to choose Tahitian names
- Say the name aloud with every vowel sounded: Heiata is hei-a-ta and Vaimiti is vai-mi-ti. Tahitian has no silent letters.
- A given name works for any gender more often than not. If gender matters in your story, show it another way; names such as Moana, Marama and Vetea will not do it for you.
- For a present-day character from Papeete, a Tahitian given name with a family name of European origin, as in Vairea Bambridge or Teva Doom, is as true to life as an all-Tahitian name.
- Do not borrow names from Hawaiian or Maori lists for a Tahitian character. A k, an l or a w gives the mix-up away at once.
- These are real names that living people share. Search a full name yourself before you give it to a character or publish it.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a name Tahitian and not Hawaiian or Maori?
The sound. Tahitian uses only the consonants f, h, m, n, p, r, t and v plus the glottal stop, so a name with k, l, ng, s or w comes from another Polynesian language. Tamatoa, Heiarii and Vaitea are Tahitian, while Kalani is Hawaiian and Ngaire is Maori.
What do Te-, Hei-, Poe- and Vai- mean?
Te is the Tahitian word for "the", hei is a garland or crown of flowers, poe is a pearl and vai is fresh water. They open many compound names, such as Tehani, Heimata, Poerani and Vaihere. We do not gloss whole names here, because a compound can be read in more than one way; ask a speaker or the family when you need the exact sense.
Do Tahitians use family names?
Yes. People in French Polynesia carry a given name and a family name in the French way, given name first. Many family names are Tahitian, such as Tetuanui, Tauira and Hereveri, and others came with European settlers generations ago. The list has full names of both kinds, like Hinatea Hereveri and Marama Bambridge.
Are these the names of real people?
No entry is meant to name a particular person. Every given name and family name here is in real use in French Polynesia, the full names were drafted by combining them, and we tried to leave out the names of well-known public figures. Some living people will share a combination, so treat any match as a coincidence.
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All 500 Tahitian names
A: 10 names
- Amaru
- Anapa
- Anapa Juventin
- Anapa Puhetini
- Ariinui
- Ariinui Marere
- Ariinui Nena
- Ariitea
- Ariitea Temauri
- Atani
E: 2 names
- Eimeo Maiau
- Eimeo Tetiarahi
F: 1 name
- Faatau
H: 77 names
- Heiarii
- Heiarii Pambrun
- Heiarii Tihoni
- Heiata
- Heiata Nena
- Heifara
- Heifara Riveta
- Heifara Sanford
- Heimana
- Heimana Spitz
- Heimana Tahiata
- Heimana Teriierooiterai
- Heimano Faatau
- Heimano Teriinatoofa
- Heimanu
- Heimanu Tauhiro
- Heimanu Tevane
- Heimata
- Heimata Tematahotoa
- Heimiti
- Heimiti Juventin
- Heimiti Utia
- Heinui
- Heinui Tehau
- Heipua
- Heipua Raapoto
- Heirani
- Heirani Tevahitua
- Heirauarii Teriitahi
- Heitiare
- Heitiare Lehartel
- Heitiare Teriitehau
- Heiura
- Heiura Laughlin
- Heiura Terooatea
- Herehia
- Herehia Poroi
- Hereiti
H, continued
- Hereiti Tauotaha
- Heremoana
- Heremoana Tematahotoa
- Herenui
- Herenui Mairai
- Hereveri
- Hina
- Hina Atani
- Hinamoeura Tumahai
- Hinano
- Hinano Teriipaia
- Hinanui
- Hinanui Tauira
- Hinarani Tefaarere
- Hinarava
- Hinarava Hereveri
- Hinarava Terorotua
- Hinarere Amaru
- Hinarii
- Hinarii Faatau
- Hinarii Tupaia
- Hinatea
- Hinatea Hereveri
- Hinavai
- Hinavai Spitz
- Hinavai Teuru
- Hinerava
- Hinerava Faatau
- Hiriata Tematahotoa
- Hiriata Teuira
- Hiro
- Hiro Tehau
- Hirohiti Juventin
- Hirohiti Tahiata
- Hitiura
- Hotahota
- Hotu
- Hotu Nena
- Hotu Raveino
I: 6 names
- Ioane Peu
- Ioane Tahuaitu
- Ioane Terooatea
- Iotefa Hereveri
- Iotefa Tefaatau
- Iotefa Tuheiava
M: 91 names
- Maamaatuaiahutapu
- Maeva
- Maeva Puhetini
- Mahana
- Mahana Vaiho
- Maiau
- Maima
- Maima Teriierooiterai
- Mairai
- Maire
- Maire Vahirua
- Mana
- Mana Tauira
- Manahau
- Manahau Tefana
- Manarii
- Manarii Raioaoa
- Manatea
- Manatea Tumahai
- Manava
- Manava Tamarii
- Manava Teavai
- Manea
- Manea Utia
- Manoa
- Manoa Hereveri
- Manoa Riaria
- Manuarii
- Manuarii Tautu
- Manuia
- Manuia Vaite
- Manutahi Raveino
- Manutea
- Manutea Salmon
- Manutea Teiefitu
- Manutea Toromona
- Marama
- Marama Bambridge
- Marama Teriierooiterai
- Marere
- Mareta Tefaarere
- Mareta Temauri
- Mareva
- Mareva Pambrun
- Mareva Teiefitu
M, continued
- Maria Amaru
- Maria Tamarii
- Matahi
- Matahi Temorere
- Mataio Maiau
- Mataio Tavaearii
- Matarii
- Matarii Teahui
- Mateata Coppenrath
- Mateata Tavaearii
- Mateata Temauri
- Maui
- Maui Hiro
- Maui Laughlin
- Maui Teuira
- Mehiata Tetiarahi
- Mihimana
- Mihimana Tetuanui
- Mihirau
- Mihirau Tamarii
- Minarii Terorotua
- Miri
- Miri Oopa
- Miriama Natua
- Miriama Teriinatoofa
- Miriama Tetuanui
- Miriama Tupaia
- Moana
- Moana Fritch
- Moana Puhetini
- Moea
- Moea Temarii
- Moeata
- Moeata Temarii
- Moeava
- Moeava Raveino
- Moeava Spitz
- Moehau
- Moehau Peu
- Moerani
- Moerani Sanford
- Moerani Tevane
- Moetai
- Moetai Amaru
- Moetai Doom
- Moetai Tautu
N: 13 names
- Nanihi
- Nanihi Temeharo
- Natua
- Nena
- Nohorai
- Nohorai Fritch
- Nohorai Toofa
- Nuihau
- Nuihau Salmon
- Nuihau Temorere
- Nuutea
- Nuutea Atani
- Nuutea Riveta
O: 6 names
- Oopa
- Orama
- Orama Tihoni
- Oriata
- Oriata Millaud
- Oriata Riveta
P: 20 names
- Pauro Teriitehau
- Pauro Teuru
- Petero Tauhiro
- Petero Teriitahi
- Petero Utia
- Peu
- Poehere
- Poehere Tahiata
- Poema
- Poema Marere
- Poerani
- Poerani Tehau
- Poerava
- Poerava Raveino
- Poerava Tuheiava
- Poroi
- Puahinano Tevahitua
- Puhetini
- Punua
- Punua Utia
R: 52 names
- Raapoto
- Rahera Tetiarahi
- Rahera Tumahai
- Rahiti
- Rahiti Tahuaitu
- Raiarii
- Raiarii Poroi
- Raiarii Tefaarere
- Raihau
- Raihau Teavai
- Raihau Vaite
- Raimana
- Raimana Tevane
- Raimoana
- Raimoana Brotherson
- Raimoana Oopa
- Raimoana Tevahitua
- Rainui
- Rainui Toofa
- Rainui Vaite
- Raioaoa
- Raita
- Raita Temorere
- Ranitea
- Ranitea Teriitehau
- Rauata Brotherson
- Rauata Tarahu
- Rauata Tauotaha
- Raumata Coppenrath
- Raumata Hiro
- Rava
- Rava Millaud
- Rava Tamarii
- Ravahere
- Ravahere Laughlin
- Ravahere Temauri
- Ravahere Teriinatoofa
- Raveino
- Rehia
- Rehia Teriinatoofa
- Reva
- Reva Tuheiava
- Riaria
- Riveta
- Roihau Teao
- Roonui
- Roonui Tefaarere
- Roonui Teriipaia
- Roti Riaria
- Roti Temaru
- Ruta Faatau
- Ruta Puhetini
T: 185 names
- Tahiata
- Tahitoa
- Tahitoa Tevahitua
- Tahuaitu
- Taimana
- Taimana Tauotaha
- Taina
- Taina Tahuaitu
- Tamarii
- Tamatoa
- Tamatoa Coppenrath
- Tamatoa Teuru
- Tamatoa Utia
- Tane
- Tane Tarahu
- Tapuarii Tuheiava
- Taputu
- Tarahu
- Tarita Terooatea
- Tauhiro
- Tauhiti
- Tauhiti Raapoto
- Tauira
- Taumata Hotahota
- Tauotaha
- Tautu
- Tavae
- Tavae Drollet
- Tavae Taputu
- Tavaearii
- Tavita Tevahitua
- Tavita Tihoni
- Teahui
- Teanuanua
- Teanuanua Mairai
- Teao
- Teaonui Tetuanui
- Tearii
- Tearii Amaru
- Tearii Brotherson
- Tearii Tauira
- Teata
- Teata Taputu
- Teata Vaiho
- Teavai
- Tefaarere
T, continued
- Tefaatau
- Tefana
- Tehani
- Tehani Temorere
- Tehau
- Tehau Doom
- Tehau Teuira
- Tehau Tupaia
- Tehea Tehau
- Tehei
- Tehei Maiau
- Tehei Tumahai
- Teheiura
- Teheiura Fritch
- Teheiura Vahirua
- Tehere Teriitahi
- Tehere Teuira
- Tehina Drollet
- Tehina Hotahota
- Tehina Teuru
- Teiefitu
- Teihotu
- Teihotu Riaria
- Teiva
- Teiva Tupaia
- Temana
- Temana Drollet
- Temana Tefaatau
- Temanava Toromona
- Temarii
- Temaru
- Tematahotoa
- Tematai
- Tematai Bennett
- Tematai Tavaearii
- Tematai Tetuanui
- Temauri
- Temeharo
- Temoana
- Temoana Lehartel
- Temoana Temeharo
- Temorere
- Tepuaraurii Marere
- Tepuaraurii Salmon
- Tepuaraurii Tefaarere
- Terai
T, continued
- Terai Peu
- Terava Riaria
- Teretia Poroi
- Teretia Teriipaia
- Tereva Natua
- Terii
- Terii Tihoni
- Teriierooiterai
- Teriinatoofa
- Teriipaia
- Teriitahi
- Teriitehau
- Terooatea
- Terorotua
- Tetauira
- Tetiarahi
- Tetiare
- Tetiare Tevane
- Tetua
- Tetua Pambrun
- Tetua Raioaoa
- Tetuanui
- Teuira
- Teuira Lehartel
- Teuira Teiefitu
- Teura
- Teura Tefana
- Teuru
- Teva
- Teva Doom
- Teva Tavaearii
- Teva Temarii
- Tevahine
- Tevahine Tarahu
- Tevahitua
- Tevai
- Tevai Temaru
- Tevai Teriierooiterai
- Tevaite Raioaoa
- Tevaite Tahuaitu
- Tevaiti Natua
- Tevane
- Tiare
- Tiare Atani
- Tihoni Taputu
- Tihoni Tarahu
T, continued
- Tihoti Vaiho
- Tihoti Vaite
- Timeri
- Timeri Maiau
- Timi Raveino
- Timi Tauira
- Titaina
- Titaina Hotahota
- Titaina Tetauira
- Titaua
- Titaua Bambridge
- Titaua Temaru
- Toa
- Toa Hotahota
- Toa Millaud
- Toanui
- Toanui Marere
- Toanui Tefana
- Toarii
- Toarii Teriipaia
- Toofa
- Toromona
- Tuarii
- Tuarii Vaiho
- Tuheiava
- Tumahai
- Tumata
- Tumata Poroi
- Tumateata Toofa
- Tunui
- Tunui Sanford
- Tunui Teriitehau
- Tunui Terorotua
- Tupaia
- Turia
- Turia Teao
- Turia Temeharo
- Turo
- Turo Tauhiro
- Turo Toofa
- Turouru Pomare
- Tutea
- Tutea Teriitahi
- Tutea Terooatea
- Tuterai
- Tuterai Teriitehau
- Tuterai Vahirua
U: 4 names
- Unutea Teiefitu
- Ura
- Ura Tauhiro
- Utia