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. 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
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. ...
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Tamatoa III
Tamatoa III (c. 1757 – 1831) was the King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. ...
(c. 1757 – 1831), king of Raiatea from 1820 to 1831
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Tamatoa IV
Tamatoa IV (1797–1857), also known as Moe'ore Teri'itinorua Teari'inohora'i, was the King of Raiatea, Ra’iātea and Taha'a from 1831 until his death in 1857. He played a significant role in the sociopolitical history of the Leeward Islands duri ...
(1797–1857), king of Raiatea from 1831 to 1857
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Tamatoa V (1842–1881), king of Raiatea and Taha'a from 1857 to 1871 (born Tamatoa-a-tu Pōmare)
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Tamatoa VI (1853–1905), king of Raiatea and Taha'a from 1885 to 1888
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Teriivaetua Tamatoa
Teriʻivaetua (September 22, 1869–December 4, 1918) was a member of the Pōmare Dynasty and the heiress apparent when the Kingdom of Tahiti was annexed by France in 1880. Her name Teri'i-vae-tua means ''Sovereign-distributing-the-ocean'' in Tahi ...
(1869–1918), member of the Pōmare Dynasty and daughter of Tamatoa V
Other people
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Tamatoa Tetauira (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 Governors of Hawaii (island), Governor of t ...
(1852–1921), Hawaiian politician and businessman
Fictional characters
* Tamatoa, a giant
coconut crab
The coconut crab (''Birgus latro'') is a terrestrial species of giant hermit crab, and is also known as the robber crab or palm thief. It is the largest terrestrial arthropod known, with a weight up to . The distance from the tip of one leg to ...
from the 2016 film ''
Moana''
* Tamatoa, King of Bora Bora from the book Hawaii by
James A. Michener
James Albert Michener ( or ; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales ...
, 1959
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 ...
, a New Zealand Māori activist group active in the 1970s
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Polynesian given names