[name_f]Every[/name_f] year, Aotearoa [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]Zealand[/name_m] releases two name lists: an overall baby name list, and a Māori baby name list.
[name_f][/name_f]The details of how this is done, if you’re interested:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f]How they determine the Māori name list
[name_f][/name_f]The process includes developing an initial list by extracting all the names from the birth registration data that contain vowels limited to I, e, a, o, u (and their long forms); consonants limited to p, t, k, m, n, ng, wh, r, h, w; and end in a vowel.
[name_f][/name_f]All names also must either appear in an authoritative Māori dictionary either as a full word, or in the case of compound names (e.g., Hineteuru), the component parts should appear; or, if the name has been written with a macron, it is likely to be intended as a Māori name and should be “tested” against the guidelines.
[name_f][/name_f]The list is then discussed with kaumātua, and the recommendations are checked with the Māori Language Commission.
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Pick a city/town they’re from:[name_f][/name_f] Ōtautahi, Ōtepoti, Whangapāroa, Kaitāia, Tāhuna, Te Ānau
[name_f][/name_f]Pick a last name:[name_f][/name_f] Aperahama, Hone, Te [name_f]Hira[/name_f], [name_f]Ngaio[/name_f], Waititi, Ihimaera
DW:[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Tui[/name_f], [name_f]Kaia[/name_f], [name_f]Kiara[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_f]Amara[/name_f], [name_f]Kora[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]DH:[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Nikau[/name_m], [name_m]Manaia[/name_m], [name_m]Ari[/name_m], [name_m]Mikaere[/name_m], [name_m]Koa[/name_m], [name_m]Ihaia[/name_m]
DD1:[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Aroha[/name_f], [name_f]Maia[/name_f], [name_f]Moana[/name_f], [name_m]Manaia[/name_m], [name_f]Atarangi[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]DD2:[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Amaia[/name_f], [name_f]Anahera[/name_f], [name_f]Ataahua[/name_f], [name_f]Marama[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Kaea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]DS1:[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Manaaki[/name_m], Te Ariki, [name_m]Taika[/name_m], [name_m]Mateo[/name_m], [name_m]Wiremu[/name_m], Rāwhiri
[name_f][/name_f]DS2:[name_f][/name_f] Kahurangi, [name_m]Kai[/name_m], [name_f]Tama[/name_f], Tawhiri, [name_m]Tane[/name_m], [name_m]Tangaroa[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f] kora kaia
[name_f][/name_f] mikaere nikau te hira
[name_f][/name_f] atarangi aroha te hira
[name_f][/name_f] anahera mia te hira
[name_f][/name_f] taika manaaki te hira
[name_f][/name_f] tane tangaroa te hira