Etymology

Waikanae

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Today it means: A town in Kapiti Coast district, Wellington region, New Zealand. Full definition →

Māori Waikanae
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromWaikanae
  2. English todayWaikanae

Borrowed from Māori Waikanae (literally “waters of the grey mullet”).

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