Hinemoa

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Hinemoa means "girl from the inland sea" or "woman of the lake". According to Maori mythology, Hinemoa was a beautiful young woman who swam across Lake Rotorua to meet her lover Tutanekai.
Popularity
Hinemoa is not a very popular name outside of New Zealand, where it is ranked around the 2000th most popular name for baby girls.

cartoon of the name Hinemoa
Cartoon of Hinemoa

Hinemoa Name meanings & History

Hinemoa means "girl from the inland sea" or "woman of the lake". According to Maori mythology, Hinemoa was a beautiful young woman who swam across Lake Rotorua to meet her lover Tutanekai. From the Maori hine meaning "girl, daughter" and moa, the Maori name of an extinct species of bird.

Zodiac Sign of Hinemoa: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius

Synonyms of Hinemoa:

H: Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Hope,Hyper,Haggle

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

N: Nice,Neat,Nervous,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nagging,Nutrition

E: Enlighten,Enliven,Expressive,Exaggerate,Entertain,Environment

M: Memory,Memorabilia,Manipulative,Mushy,Maternal,Mommy,Mother

O: Obstinate,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Organized,Obsolete

A: Action,Angry,Argumentative,Assertive,Ambitious,Aggressive

Hinemoa is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Comedic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Refined name
  • a Simple name

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