Etymology

Waihi

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Today it means: A town in Hauraki district, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, with a gold mining history. Full definition →

Māori Waihī
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromWaihī
  2. English todayWaihi

Borrowed from Māori Waihī, in turn derived from wai + hī, meaning "gushing water".

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