Tama'alii: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tama'alii – Meaning: child of a chief – Origin: Samoan – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: tah-mah-ah-LEE-ee


Tama'alii is a Samoan boy's name meaning “child of a chief”. It appears in our list of 175+ Polynesian Baby Names Inspired by the Ocean and the Stars.

Meaning & Origin of Tama'alii

Meaning: Child of a chief.

Origin: Samoan.

How to Pronounce Tama'alii

Phonetic: tah-mah-ah-LEE-ee   IPA: /tɑːmɑːʔɑːˈliːʔi/

Popularity of Tama'alii

Tama'alii 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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