At a Glance: Name: Heihei – Meaning: a domestic chicken or hen – Origin: Māori – Pronunciation: HAY-hay
Heihei is a Māori name meaning “a domestic chicken or hen”. It appears in our list of 175+ Polynesian Baby Names Inspired by the Ocean and the Stars.
Meaning & Origin of Heihei
Meaning: A domestic chicken or hen.
Origin: Māori.
A common claim: Chicken, also a Maori greeting/calling Actually: Heihei reliably means chicken — the idea that it also works as a Māori greeting isn't well supported.
How to Pronounce Heihei
Phonetic: HAY-hay IPA: /ˈheɪheɪ/
Popularity of Heihei
Heihei doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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