What is the most common girls name in New Zealand?

There’s a new name at the top of New Zealand’s most popular baby names list. Isla beats Charlotte and Amelia to debut as the most popular name given to girls in 2020. Oliver remains the most popular name given to boys for the eighth year in a row.

What are some Māori girl names?

2019’s Top 10 Māori Girls’ Names:

Mia.
Aria.
Maia.
Amaia.
Nina.
Manaia.
Kaia.
Aroha.

What is a good Māori name?

Top 10 Māori baby names for 2019

RANK	GIRLS	BOYS
1	Mia	Nikau
2	Aria	Mikaere
3	Maia	Ari
4	Amaia	Manaia

What is the Māori name for beautiful?

Ataahua
Ataahua. Another girl’s name that literally means ‘beautiful’ in Māori. Pronounce it as ah-taah-hoo-a.

What are the most popular surnames in New Zealand?

The most common New Zealand surnames. Smith (13,672) Williams (8,821) Jones (8,568) Brown (8,369) Taylor (8,052) Wilson (8,048) Scott (7,014) Anderson Did you know all these surnames from New Zealand? Have you been surprised by any of these New Zealand Last names?

What is the most popular last name in New Zealand?

Ask someone what the most common surname in New Zealand is and invariably the answer is Smith . New Plymouth Sikh Society members Jaz Singh (left) and Sunny Singh Grewal. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin But the list of top 10 surnames for babies born in 2019 reveals Smith has been eclipsed, perhaps from an unexpected quarter.

What is another name for a New Zealand native?

Early visitors from Europe to New Zealand generally referred to the indigenous inhabitants as “New Zealanders” or as “natives”. The Māori used the term Māori to describe themselves in a pan-tribal sense. Nov 23 2019

Who were the original people of New Zealand?

First inhabitants: New Zealand’s first inhabitants are believed to be the Maori although it has also been hypothesized that the first Polynesians to inhabit what is now New Zealand arrived around 800 AD and were the Moriori , or moa hunters.

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