English Explanatory Dictionary

Moana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A unisex given name from Polynesian.
  2. A unisex given name from Hawaiian.
  3. A coastal suburb of Nelson, New Zealand.
  4. A small town in the West Coast region, New Zealand, on the shore of Lake Brunner (known as Moana in Maori).

Pronunciation

/məʊˈɑːnə/

Word forms

Moana Moanas

Etymology

From Hawaiian Moana (“sea, ocean”), Māori moana, and other Polynesian languages.

Related words

Te Moana Te Moana-a-Toi

Translations

Hawaiian: Moana Marathi: मोआना
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