Hawaiian

Proper noun

Māui

1. (Hawaiian mythology) A trickster god who pushed up the sky and fished up the Hawaiian islands.
2. (astronomy) A star near the Pleiades.
3. A male given name, sometimes also given to women.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Maui (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 5 women and 19 men.