Tamatoa is a name of Polynesian and Tahitian origin.
Notable people
Tamatoa Dynasty
The
Tamatoa Dynasty was a reigning dynasty of the island of
Raiatea
Raiatea or Ra'iatea ( Tahitian: ''Ra‘iātea'') is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island is widely regarded as the "centre" of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia and it is likely that the ...
. Those with the name include:
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Tamatoa II, king of Raiatea and grandfather of
Tamatoa III
Tamatoa III (c. 1757 – 1831) was the King of Raiatea from 1820 to 1831.
U'uru, or Vetea-ra'i-'u'uru, was the son of Tamatoa II by his third wife. He was the ari'i maro 'ura, high chief, at 'Opoa on Raiatea, during Captain James Cook
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Tamatoa III
Tamatoa III (c. 1757 – 1831) was the King of Raiatea from 1820 to 1831.
U'uru, or Vetea-ra'i-'u'uru, was the son of Tamatoa II by his third wife. He was the ari'i maro 'ura, high chief, at 'Opoa on Raiatea, during Captain James Cook
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(c. 1757 – 1831), king of Raiatea from 1820 to 1831
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Tamatoa IV
Tamatoa IV, also named Moe'ore Teri'itinorua Teari'inohora'i (1797–1857) was the king of Raiatea
Raiatea or Ra'iatea ( Tahitian: ''Ra‘iātea'') is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island i ...
(1797–1857), king of Raiatea from 1831 to 1857
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Tamatoa V
Tamatoa V, born Tamatoa-a-tu Pōmare, (23 September 1842, Moorea – 30 September 1881, Papeete), King of Raiatea and Taha'a, was a son of Queen Pōmare IV of Tahiti.
Life
Adopted by Tamatoa IV King of Raiatea and Tah'aa, he succeeded him ...
(1842–1881), king of Raiatea and Taha'a from 1857 to 1871 (born Tamatoa-a-tu Pōmare)
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Tamatoa VI
Prince Ari'imate Teururai later known as King Tamatoa VI (1853 – 15 September 1905), was a member of a Tahitian royal family, the ''House of Teururai'' which reigned on the Tahitian island of Huahiné and Maia'o during the 19th century.
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(1853–1905), king of Raiatea and Taha'a from 1885 to 1888
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Teriivaetua Tamatoa (1869–1918), member of the Pōmare Dynasty and daughter of Tamatoa V
Other people
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Tamatoa Tetauira
Tamatoa Tetauira (born 17 April 1996) is an BBM Tahitian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pirae in the Tahiti Ligue 1
The Tahitian Ligue 1 is the top division of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia ...
(born 1996), Tahitian footballer
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Tamatoa Wagemann (born 1980), Tahitian footballer
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John Tamatoa Baker
John Tamatoa Baker, also given as John Timoteo Baker, (1852 – September 7, 1921) was a Hawaiian politician, businessman, and rancher who served many political posts in the Kingdom of Hawaii, including Governor of the Island of Hawaii from 1892 ...
(1852–1921), Hawaiian politician and businessman
Fictional characters
* Tamatoa, a giant
coconut crab
The coconut crab (''Birgus latro'') is a species of terrestrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world, with a weight of up to . It can grow to up to in width from the tip ...
from the 2016 film ''
Moana''
See also
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Ngā Tamatoa
Ngā Tamatoa (''The Warriors'') was a Māori activist group that operated throughout the 1970s to promote Māori rights, fight racial discrimination, and confront injustices perpetrated by the New Zealand Government, particularly violations of the ...
, a New Zealand Māori activist group active in the 1970s
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Polynesian given names