Tui is a (usually) female given name and nickname among the
Māori people
Māori () are the Indigenous peoples of Oceania, indigenous Polynesians, Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of Māori migration canoes, c ...
of
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
. It is also
Polynesian and Fijian male given name, often coming from the noble title
Tu'i
Tu'i, also spelled more simplistically Tui, is a Polynesian traditional title for tribal chiefs or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities. Traditionally, ...
. People with this name include:
Given name
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Tui Alailefaleula, American football player
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Tui Flower, New Zealand food writer
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Tui Fox (also known as Tui Hemana), New Zealand singer
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Tui Kamikamica, Fijian rugby union player
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Tui Katoa, Tongan rugby league player
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Tui (Tuimoana) Lolohea, New Zealand rugby league player
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Tui Lyon, Australian roller derby player
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Tui Mayo, New Zealand nurse
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Tui McLauchlan, New Zealand artist
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Tui Ormsby, Australian rugby union player
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Tui Samoa, American football player
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Tui Shipston, New Zealand swimmer
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Tui T. Sutherland, American author
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Prince Tui Teka, New Zealand singer
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Tui St. George Tucker, American composer
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Tui Uru, New Zealand opera singer and broadcaster
Fictional people
* Tui Mitcham,
character in ''Top of the Lake'', a 2013 New Zealand television mini-series
Surname
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Basile Tui, Wallis and Futuna politician
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Fiu Tui, Tuvaluan boxer
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Hoani Tui, New Zealand rugby union player
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Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, formerly Lukhan Tui, Australian rugby union player
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Ruby Tui, New Zealand rugby union player
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Sara González (footballer)
Sara González Rodríguez (born 23 May 1989), known as Sara Tui, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie B club Ternana.
Club career
Tui started her career at Arousana and then later played at Pontevedra, L' ...
, Spanish footballer known as Sara Tui
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Saviour Tui, Samoan-New Zealand netball player
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Sione Tui, Australian rugby union player
See also
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Tui (disambiguation)
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Māori given names
Polynesian given names
Surnames of Oceanian origin