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kriss 
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 Posted: 16 August 2008 at 9:19pm |
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i totally agree cola, i had a long hyphenated last name at school and it was such a pain as my first name would always come up as kris.. which i don't mind now but did then! something i am very aware of with naming my kiddies
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Maya
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Posted: 16 August 2008 at 9:33pm |
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Willie was keen on a Maori first name for Maya but I didn't want to spend the rest of her life hearing it mispronounced so we went with Maori middle names instead.
Funnily enough I just realised today that if we'd had a boy, his name would have been Luca which is spanish for light, we had a girl and called her Chiara which is Italian for Claire (my sisters name) but literally translated into Italian means light. I never thought about it before, this baby was just destined to be named light.
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my4beauties
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Posted: 17 August 2008 at 2:12pm |
 fleury wrote:
Do you think odd for white kids to have Maori names? |
I don't think it really matters. We have a spanish & italian name for 2 of our kids, yet they're not of that origin.
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Kat70
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Posted: 18 August 2008 at 9:32pm |
Thanks for the suggestion on Maori names, I will keep them all in mind. Main thing is for them to be easy to pronounce as many people are either too shy or unsure how to pronounce them. lilfatty - Ngarangi is a lovely name, and yes it does roll off the tongue!
I don't think it matters if Pakeha kids have Maori names as other cultures often have names that can give a special meaning that English cant give...if that makes sense.
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arohanui
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Posted: 19 August 2008 at 7:21am |
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My boy is as white as you can get (red hair even lol) and one of his middle names is Maori... Tikihana, after DH's close family friend who passed away a few years ago. Harry does have a bit of Maori blood in him from DH's side of the family, but I think even if he didn't it would still have been cool. I think it's part of being a NZer.
We'll do the same for our next bub (not anytime soon btw lol). If it's a boy his 2nd middle name will be Te Whiwhi after DH's uncle, if it's a girl I like Tahupotiki, which means 'beloved child' cos my middle name Amy means beloved.
I really like the name Tamati for a boy...
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Natalie_G
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Posted: 19 August 2008 at 8:59am |
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Dh wants our little girl to have a French, Kiwi and Tahitian name since I am the Kiwi and he is French Tahitian. I just hope we can make the full name sound like it all links together.
We so far have Arianne (French) and Paige (Kiwi) not sure on the Tahitian name yet.
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Maya
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Posted: 19 August 2008 at 12:26pm |
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LOL Italiah mine too - Maya and Mercedes are Spanish and Sienna and Chiara are Italian. We deliberately picked an Italian name for Chiara to fit in with the others.
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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It’s so hard to chose a good name...
