Etymology

Pukerua Bay

Today it means: A coastal community and bay north of Porirua, Wellington region, New Zealand. Full definition →

Māori puke rua
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed frompuke rua“two hills”
  2. English todayPukerua Bay

Borrowed from Māori puke rua (“two hills”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.