Maori Submitted Place Names

Maori names are used by the indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Āhia (Region) Maori
Maori form of Asia.

Airangi (Country & Island) Maori
Maori form of Ireland.

Āmenia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Armenia.

Arapeinia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Albania.

Atepaihānia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Azerbaijan.

Ateria (Country) Maori
Maori form of Austria.

Āwhekenetāna (Country) Maori
Maori form of Afghanistan.

Etonia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Estonia.

Haina (Country) Maori
Maori form of China.

Hanekeria (Country) Maori
Maori form of Hungary.

Hauti Arapia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Saudi Arabia.

Hingapoa (Country, Settlement & Island) Maori
Maori form of Singapore.

Hiria (Country) Maori
Maori form of Syria.

Hōria (Country) Maori
Maori form of Georgia 1 (the country).

Horowākia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Slovakia.

Horowinia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Slovenia.

Huitene (Country) Maori
Maori form of Sweden.

Īemene (Country) Maori
Maori form of Yemen

Iharaira (Country) Maori
Maori form of Israel.

Īhipa (Country) Maori
Maori form of Egypt.

Īnia (Country) Maori
Maori form of India.

Initonīhia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Indonesia.

Īrāki (Country) Maori
Maori form of Iraq.

Īrāna (Country) Maori
Maori form of Iran.

Itāria (Country) Maori
Maori form of Italia (see Italy).

Kamapōtia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Cambodia.

Katatānga (Country) Maori
Maori form of Kazakhstan.

Kirihi (Country) Maori
Maori form of Greece.

Kōrea (Country) Maori
Maori form of Korea.

Koroātia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Croatia.

Marēhia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Malaysia.

Mongōria (Country) Maori
Maori form of Mongolia.

Morotawa (Country) Maori
Maori form of Moldova.

Nepōra (Country) Maori
Maori form of Nepal.

Nipono (Country) Maori
Maori form of Nippon.

Nōwei (Country) Maori
Maori form of Norway.

Pākaratēhi (Country) Maori
Maori form of Bangladesh.

Pakitāne (Country) Maori
Maori form of Pakistan.

Pāniora (Country) Maori
Maori form of Spain.

Pehiamu (Country) Maori
Maori form of Belgium.

Pēma (Country) Maori
Maori form of Burma.

Pērara (Country) Maori
Maori form of Belarus.

Piripīni (Country) Maori
Maori form of Philippines.

Pōrana (Country) Maori
Maori form of Poland.

Poronai (Country) Maori
Maori form of Brunei.

Potukara (Country) Maori
Maori form of Portugal.

Purukāria (Country) Maori
Maori form of Bulgaria.

Putāna (Country) Maori
Maori form of Bhutan.

Rāoho (Country) Maori
Maori form of Laos.

Rāwhia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Latvia.

Repanona (Country) Maori
Maori form of Lebanon.

Rīkeneteina (Country) Maori
Maori form of Liechtenstein.

Rituānia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Lithuania.

Romeinia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Romania.

Rūhia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Russia.

Tahikitāna (Country) Maori
Maori form of Tajikistan.

Tairana (Country) Maori
Maori form of Thailand.

Tākei (Country) Maori
Maori form of Turkey.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuak (Mountain) English (New Zealand), Maori
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is a hill near Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand... [more]

Taupo (Settlement) Maori, English (New Zealand)
This is a city in New Zealand. ... [more]

Tekoa (Mountain) Maori
Mount Tekoa is a mountain range in South New Zealand.

Tenemāka (Country) Maori
Maori form of Denmark.

Tiamana (Country) Maori
Maori form of Germania (see Germany).

Tīekia (Country) Maori
Maori form of Czechia.

Tiorangi (Country) Maori
Maori form of Iceland

Tukumanatānga (Country) Maori
Maori form of Turkmenistan.

Uhipeketāne (Country) Maori
Maori form of Uzbekistan.

Ūkareinga (Country) Maori
Maori form of Ukraine.

Ūropi (Region) Maori
Maori form of Europe.

Whinirana (Country) Maori
Maori form of Finland.

Whitināmu (Country) Maori
Maori form of Vietnam.

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