Cook Islands

Capital : Avarua (on Rarotonga)

This is a New Zealand Territory and many Cook Islanders now live in New Zealand. English names are common.


Male

Amosa


Surnames

AmosaHagaiNekearePiri RuakereTarapu
Tari


Gods

Mata(a)liki'man inside the stone'
Tauahis wife
Te Vave-na-to-i-Te-Aumaloa'The warrior born at Te Aumaloa' a man who could fly


East Polynesian Gods

Tane/Tikicreator god
Hin-popoiahis wife
Hina-kauharatheir daughter who becomes a man
Tupaminor god


Marquesas

Tonofiti - creator god


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This collection of names compiled by Kate Monk. Copyright January 1997, Kate Monk. Last updated November, 97. Copies may be made for personal use only.