Aroha is a
Māori word meaning "
love", cognate with the Hawaiian term ''
aloha
''Aloha'' ( , ) is the Hawaiian language, Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a simple greeting but has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians, for whom the term is u ...
''. It is also a given name.
Notable people
Notable people with the name include:
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Aroha Awarau, journalist and playwright from New Zealand
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Aroha Reriti-Crofts
Dame Aroha Hōhipera Reriti-Crofts (née Crofts; 28 August 1938 – 20 May 2022) was a New Zealand community worker who was national president of the Māori Women’s Welfare League.
Biography
Reriti-Crofts was born Aroha Hōhipera Crofts at T ...
, former national president of the Māori Women's Welfare League
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Te Aroha Keenan, New Zealand former netball coach
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Aroha Savage (born 1990), rugby union player from New Zealand
*Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford (born 2018), daughter of New Zealand Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern
Fictional characters
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Aroha Reed, character in the TVNZ soap opera ''Shortland Street''
Other uses
* ''Aroha'' is an alternate spelling for
Hindi language word
''Aaroh''.
See also
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Te Aroha, a town in the North Island of New Zealand
References
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Māori given names