Moana
Deep water, Polynesian
Moana is a Polynesian name meaning ocean or deep sea.
It gained wide recognition from Disney's 2016 animated film about a Polynesian girl who voyages across the Pacific.
The name is used for both males and females throughout Polynesia: Baby Moana was named after her grandmother.
Saltwater body, not ocean
- waterClear essential liquid
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
deep · blue · vast · endless · current · horizon · voyage · sailing
Major entertainment conglomerate
- MauiHawaiian island, tourist hotspot
- demigodPartly divine being
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
ocean · wayfinding · heart · voyage · soundtrack · princess · canoe · ancestor
sea
Saltwater body, not ocean
tide · deep · blue · vast · endless · current · horizon · voyage · sailing · island
Disney
Major entertainment conglomerate
- MauiHawaiian island, tourist hotspot
- demigodPartly divine being
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
animation · ocean · wayfinding · heart · voyage · soundtrack · princess · canoe · ancestor · realm
Hawaiian
From the 50th state
- MaoriNew Zealand's indigenous people
- navigationDetermining position and course
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
voyaging · Oceania · islands · ancestor · canoe · star · chief · tribe · legend · mythology
Hawaiian
From the 50th state
meaning · Oceanic · given · baby · Pacific · identity · heritage · personal · Maori · Samoan
- DisneyWalt Disney, Mickey Mouse, Disney, Minnie Mouse, Goofy
- blockbustersAvengers, Harry Potter, Finding Nemo, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man
- Fictional RoyaltyCinderella, Ariel, Princess Zelda, Princess Leia, Anastasia
- Disney performerscharacter actor, Anna, Elsa, Ariel, Belle
- Pacific NamesHana, Kai, Lani, Leilani, Malia
- Fictional CharactersAlice, Oliver Twist, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Bilbo Baggins
Moanaland
Earth's solid surface
earth · shore · terra firma · solid ground · dry land
MoanaSleeping Beauty
Curse-bound dormant royal
Snow White · Cinderella · Aurora · Rapunzel · Belle
- piss and moanComplain bitterly and persistently
- Moaning Myrtle