TamatiName meaning and origin

Tamati is a boy’s name of Māori origin. It is the Māori form of Thomas.

Tamati at a glance

Meaning
Māori form of Thomas
Origin
Māori
Gender
Boy
Letters
6
First letter
T
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How popular is Tamati in Australia?

Tamati has not appeared in the published NSW top 100 boys lists from 1952 to 2025, so it is a less common choice in NSW.

Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.

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