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New Zealand dog names

New Zealand places, native birds and plants, and Kiwi words in everyday use, each with its meaning.

43 names. Filter, shuffle and save them in the name finder.

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Girl names (13)

Akaroa
A French settled harbour village near Christchurch, New Zealand · Maori
Aroha
Te reo Maori for love and compassion · Maori
Awa
Te reo Maori for river · Maori
Cardrona
A New Zealand ski field and valley between Wanaka and Queenstown
Harakeke
New Zealand flax, woven into baskets and cloth · Maori
Hokitika
A West Coast town in New Zealand known for greenstone carving · Maori
Kaikoura
A New Zealand seaside town famous for whales, seals and crayfish · Maori
Kapiti
An island bird sanctuary off New Zealand's west coast · Maori
Piha
A black sand surf beach west of Auckland · Maori
Rakiura
Stewart Island, where kiwi wander the beaches; the name means glowing skies · Maori
Rotorua
A New Zealand city of geysers, mud pools and hot springs · Maori
Taonga
Te reo Maori for a treasure · Maori
Wanaka
A lakeside mountain town in New Zealand's South Island · Maori

Boy names (8)

Aoraki
The highest mountain in New Zealand, also called Mount Cook · Maori · big dogs
Arrowtown
A gold rush village near Queenstown, New Zealand
Chur
Kiwi slang for cheers or thanks
Maunga
Te reo Maori for mountain · Maori · big dogs
Milford
After Milford Sound, the famous fiord in New Zealand
Raglan
A New Zealand surf town with a famous left hand break
Taranaki
A cone shaped New Zealand mountain and the region around it · Maori · big dogs
Waikato
New Zealand's longest river and the farming region it runs through · Maori

Names for either (22)

Fiordland
A wild New Zealand region of deep fiords and rainforest
Hokey Pokey
A Kiwi honeycomb toffee ice cream flavour
Jandal
Kiwi slang for a flip flop
Ka Pai
Te reo Maori for good or well done · Maori
Koha
Te reo Maori for a gift or donation · Maori
Koru
The unfurling silver fern frond, a symbol of new life in New Zealand · Maori
Lancewood
A strange native New Zealand tree with long stiff juvenile leaves
Oamaru
A New Zealand town of white stone buildings and little blue penguins · Maori
Otago
A gold rush region in the south of New Zealand · Maori
Pukaki
A milky blue glacier lake under Aoraki in New Zealand · Maori
Puku
Te reo Maori for tummy, for a dog who loves their food · Maori · small dogs
Punakaiki
A West Coast spot with pancake rocks and blowholes in New Zealand · Maori
Raupo
A New Zealand bulrush that grows in wetlands · Maori
Riroriro
The grey warbler, a tiny New Zealand songbird · Maori · small dogs
Supplejack
A tangled native vine of New Zealand bush
Taupo
New Zealand's biggest lake, in a huge volcanic crater · Maori
Tekapo
A turquoise alpine lake in New Zealand under dark starry skies · Maori
Togs
Kiwi slang for swimwear
Tomtit
A small native New Zealand bird, black and white or yellow · small dogs
Tussock
The golden bunch grass that covers New Zealand high country
Waka
A Maori canoe · Maori
Wakatipu
A long lightning bolt shaped lake by Queenstown, New Zealand · Maori

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