Entry № 1110 · Maori origin

Awhina Awhina — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-FEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Maori
Meaning
"Help, support"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Maori)

A name that means "help, support".

Awhina is the Maori word for "help" or "support" — from the verb āwhina (to assist). Used as a feminine name evoking the role of helper.

Awhina is widely used in New Zealand.

Help, support. The Maori.

The name in its native script.

Āwhina
Transliteration
Āwhina
Pronunciation
/ əˈfiː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Awhina stands.

Awhina does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Awhinas before her.

Real people
Awhina
Common Maori name.
In fiction
Awhina
Common in Maori fiction.

Names connected to Awhina.

The number behind Awhina.

2

The Peacemaker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Awhina reduce to 2, The Peacemaker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.