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Tamatoa

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Tamatoa
Origin
Word/namePolynesia, Tahiti
Region of originPolynesian, Tahitian

Tamatoa is a name of Polynesian and Tahitian origin.

Notable people

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Tamatoa Dynasty

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The Tamatoa Dynasty was a reigning dynasty of the island of Raiatea. Those with the name include:

  • Tamatoa II, king of Raiatea and grandfather of Tamatoa III
  • Tamatoa III (c. 1757 – 1831), king of Raiatea from 1820 to 1831
  • Tamatoa IV (1797–1857), king of Raiatea from 1831 to 1857
  • Tamatoa V (1842–1881), king of Raiatea and Taha'a from 1857 to 1871 (born Tamatoa-a-tu Pōmare)
  • Tamatoa VI (1853–1905), king of Raiatea and Taha'a from 1885 to 1888
  • Teriivaetua Tamatoa (1869–1918), member of the Pōmare Dynasty and daughter of Tamatoa V

Other people

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Fictional characters

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See also

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  • Ngā Tamatoa, a New Zealand Māori activist group active in the 1970s