Whetumarama: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Whetumarama – Meaning: star + bright/clear (compound usually rendered 'bright star') – Origin: Maori – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: FEH-too-mah-RAH-mah


Whetumarama is a Maori girl's name meaning “star + bright/clear (compound usually rendered 'bright star')”. It appears in our list of 200+ Baby Names That Mean Star — Celestial Picks for the Next Generation.

Meaning & Origin of Whetumarama

Meaning: Star + bright/clear (compound usually rendered 'bright star').

Origin: Maori.

How to Pronounce Whetumarama

Phonetic: FEH-too-mah-RAH-mah   IPA: /ˌfɛtuːmɑːˈrɑːmɑː/

Popularity of Whetumarama

Whetumarama 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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