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NAMES. 
of the ten heavens, is a name for a great man. Rangi tauira, the 
heavenly pattern. Rangi liae at a, the first ray of morning ; 
Te ihi, the sun-beam. Te Heuheu was overwhelmed, with 
nearly sixty of his tribe, by a great landslip ; his surviving son 
assumed the name of Horonguku, the sliding landslip. 
Warekohuru is the name of a child whose parent was mur¬ 
dered in his own house. Marupo and Patupo , are the names 
of midnight murderers. Paerangi (fair sky) is the name of a 
man of peace, or it may be the same as Paeroa, the long pae, 
or mountain range, to express his high pretensions. Kau 
moana and Oe waka are names for great sailors. When a 
beloved child or great chief dies, the last thing eaten is fre¬ 
quently taken as a name by some surviving member of the 
family ; thus, the name of Hararuta (arrow root) has been 
assumed. When, however, a, person dies, the survivors care¬ 
fully avoid mentioning his name, if it be one relating to food, 
as Kapana, taevoa (a potatoe), Thus Kai (food), the name of 
a Rotorua chief, at his death died with him; it being considered 
a curse to repeat the word. Tami has there been substituted, 
instead. Some names appear very blasphemous, such as 
Pu/cu atua (God’s belly) ; many are very obscene * Taiariki, 
little walking-stick, is a name for a short person, and Taiaroa, 
one for a tall gentleman, the taiaha being a chief’s staff. 
Everything has its name ; their houses, canoes, weapons, 
and even garments, have distinctive appellations given them. 
Thus, when Hori Kingi built a new house, he named it 
Ingarani (England), to show his friendship for our country. 
If the natives perceive any honor attached to our English 
names, they immediately adopt them. They have thus as¬ 
sumed kingi, for king; kuini, for queen ; kawana, governor ; 
piliopa, bishop; kanara, colonel; Kingi Wiremu, King William; 
Wikitoria te Kuini, Victoria the Queen. 
One chief inquired if Earl Grey was not a higher title than 
Sir G. Grey, and when told it was, then, said he, my child 
shall be called Earl Grey, “ Takerei.” Names also mark the 
* The natives formerly went naked, and did not think there was anything 
indecent in doing so. In the same way they spoke naked, using most obscene 
language without seeing any impropriety in it. 
