At a Glance
- Meaning
- Water basket
- Origin
- Tahitian
- Pronunciation
- pah-peh-EH-teh
Papeete is a Tahitian name meaning “water basket”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Papeete
Meaning: Water basket.
Origin: Tahitian.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Papeete
pah-peh-EH-tehIPA /papeˈʔete/
Popularity of Papeete
Papeete 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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