Rata is a Polynesian name, which is reflected in the
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
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Tahitian and
Tuamotu mythology. Also an alternate spelling for
Ratha (راثا )an Arabic word or a name given. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratha
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Rata Harrison (1935–2013), New Zealand rugby league player
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Rata Lovell-Smith (1894–1969), New Zealand artist
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Matiu Rata
Matiu Waitai Rata (26 March 1934 – 25 July 1997) was a Māori politician who was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Labour Party from 1963 to 1980, and a cabinet minister from 1972 to 1975. In 1979 he resigned from the Labour Pa ...
(1934–1997), New Zealand politician
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Te Rata (1877–1933), Māori king
See also
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Rață Rață is a Moldovan surname that may refer to
* Andrew Rayel (born Andrew Rață in 1992), Moldovan producer and DJ
* Bogdan Rață, Romanian sculptor
* Mariana Raţă, Moldovan journalist
* Vadim Raţă (born 1993), Moldovan football player
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, a Moldovan surname
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Rataj Rataj is a Slavic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Igor Rataj (born 1973), Slovak ice hockey player
* Maciej Rataj (1884–1940), Polish politician and writer
* Mojca Rataj (born 1979), Bosnian alpine skier
* Tomáš Rataj (b ...
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Ratha, an Arabic name
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