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Rameka	Male	A chief of Ati-Awa.
Rana	Male	Maori form of Dan.
Ranapiri	Male	A Ngati-Raukawa chief.
Rangatira	Male	Chief; person of good breeding.
Rangi	M/F	Heaven or the sky. A boy or girl's name.
Raru	Male	A Taranaki chief.
Rawhiti	Male	Maori form of David.
Rawiri	Male	Maori form of David. The beloved, the adored one.�
Rea	Female	Maori form of Leah
Rehunga	Male	A Rangitane chief.
Reinga	Male	A noted glutton of Ngati-Awa.
Reka	Female	Sweet.�
Rekareka	Female	One of the girls who captured Kae.
Rera	Male	A Mokau chief.
Rere	Female	A waterfall.�
Rewha	Male	A chief of Ngati-Maru.
Rewi	Male	Maori form of Dave.
Riana	Female	Maori form of Diana.
Ripaka	Male	A chief of Ngati-Rua.
Ritoka	Male	A South Island chief.
Roake	Male	One of the minor Gods.
Roha	Female	Rose.
Rohu	Female	A daughter of Te Heuheu.
Roimata	Female	A daughter of Mai-tara-nui.
Rona	Female	The woman in the moon.
Rongo	Male	The God of Rain and Fertility. A chief's name widely used.
Roriki	Male	A Taranaki chief.
Rua	Male	Lake.
Ruatea	Male	A chief of Kurahaupo.
Ruaumoko	Male	God of earthquakes/volcanoes
Ruhi	M/F	A star. A northern chief. A Ngati-Ira chieftainess.
Ruihi	Female	Maori form of Lucy.
Ruki	Male	Maori form of Duke.
Rukutia	Female	A wife of Tu-te-Koropunga.
Ruru	Male	The owl. A descendant of Ihenga.
Rurunga	Male	A chief of Horehore pa.
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Tahana	Male	A chief of Ati-Awa.
Tahere	Male	A Ngai-te-rangi chief. A Kaikohe chief.
Tahoke	Male	A Ngati-Maniapoto chief killed at Ohura.
Tahua	Male	A son of Muriwai of Hokianga. A Ngai-Tahu chief.
Tahuna	Male	A Ngati-Apa chief.
Tahuri	Female	Mother of Kiwi of Wai-o-hua
Taiapua	Female	A daughter of Kupe.
Taiaroa	Male	A South Island chief.
Taiepa	Male	One of the minor Gods.
Taiko	Female	A daughter of Mawete.
Taimana	Female	Diamond.
Taipo	Male	Devil, goblin.
Tama	Male	Son.
Tamati	Male	Maori form of Thomas.
Tana	Male	Maori form of Turner.
Tane	Male	Maori God of the Forest.
Tangaroa	Male	Maori God of the Sea.
Takatakau	Male	A South Island Chief.
Takerei	Male	A Mokau chief.
Takinga	Male	A chief killed at Nga-puke-turua.
Takira	Female	The mother of Kahukura.
Takoko	Male	A son of Wairerewha.
Takurua	Male	A Ngati-Maru chief. Winter.
Tane	Male	One of the major gods. Man. Creator of forests.
Tangaroa	Male	God of the sea.
Taniwha	Male	A chief of Mercury Bay. Also a mythical monster or demon.
Taonga	Male	Most treasured possession or person.
Taonui	Male	A Hokianga chief.
Tapata	Male	A Moriori chief.
Tapouka	Male	A South Island chief.
Tapu	Male/Female	Sacred
Tapuwae	Female	A sister of Tamaahua.
Tarake	Male	A chief of Ngai-Te-Rangi.
Tarore	Female	A daughter of Ngakuku.
Tatao	Male	A chief of Rarotonga.
Tauaki	Male	A chief of olden time at Maketu.
Tauakina	Female	A sister of Tama-i-hara-nui.
Tauhangi	Male	A Ngati-Whanaunga chief.
Taukato	Male	An ancestor of Ruatapu.
Taumutu	Female	A wife of Pokopoko of Wai-o-hua.
Taupahi	Female	A wife of Kukupa of One-mania.
Tawaka	Male	A chief of Wai-o-hua.
Te Pura	Female	Blind; Chief's child.
Te Raukura	Male	Plume of feathers; branch of rainbow; symbol of peace.
Tiki	Male	Figure of Greenstone; Maori form of Dick.
Timoti	Male	Maori form of Timothy.
Tipene	Male	Maori form of Stephen.
Tipi	Male	A Ngati-Toa chief.
Tipoka	Male	A Tuhoe chief.
Tiroa	Male	A Tuhoe chief.
Tiwhati	Male	A Muaupoko chief.
Tohatu	Male	A chief of Onepoto.
Tohunga	Male	A priest or very gifted person.
Towhia	Male	A Ngati-Awa chief.
Tua	Male	Father of Hapo-taia-roa killed by Ngati-Awa.
Tuakoto	Male	A Ngati-Ira chief.
Tuawhia	Male	A Waikato chief.
Tuhuru	Male	A chief of Arahura.
Tui	Female	Parson Bird.
Tuku	Male	A fairy chief. Ngati-Toa Genealogy. Tuhoe Genealogy.
Tukete	Male	An ancient navigator. A Ngati-Namoe chief.
Tumakuru	Male	A chief of Koru pa, Taranaki.
Tumata	Male	A Mua-upoko chief.
Tuna	Male	An eel God
Tungia	Male	A Taranaki chief.
Tupai	Male	One of the minor Gods.
Tupara	Male	A chief of Te Namu.
Tupoki	Male	A Ngati-Tama chief.
Tupuna	Male	A Waikato chief.
Turau	Male	A Hokianga chief.
Turi	Male	The Captain of the Aotea.
Turuki	Male	A Ngai-Tahu chief.

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Uenuku	Male	God of the rainbow. A priest of Hawaiki at the time of the heke.
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Wahine	Female	Woman or wife
Waiata	Female	Song.
Waraki	Male	A God of the Sea.
Whakahi	Male	A chief of Ngati-Kahupungapunga.
Whetu	Male	Writer of the story of Kai-whakaruaki. A chief of Ngati-Rongo.
Whina	Female	Helper.
Whiro	Male	A God of evil and darkness.
Wiremu	Male	Maori form of William. Desiring protector.
Witi	Male	First name of the author of "The Whale Rider".

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