Aotea

ah-OH-tay-ah

Maori

"bright dawn"

Aotea Origin and Meaning

The name Aotea is a girl's name meaning "bright dawn".

A vowel-rich Māori name with a natural meaning. New Zealand is known in Māori as Aotearoa, which can be translated as "land of abiding day" or "land of the long white cloud".