Moana

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

• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /məʊˈɑːnə/

Moana (countable and uncountable, plural Moanas)

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

From moana (“ocean”).

• IPA^(key): /moˈa.na/, [moˈwɐ.nə]

Moana

1. a female or (formerly) male given name from Hawaiian

• A male and female name in ancient genealogies. Today is it mostly used for women.

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Moana occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 7 men.