Fertile soils and good fishing created comfortable living conditions for Māori, who named the area Māngere, meaning 'lazy'. ... From the mid-20th century Māngere attracted intensive market-gardening. As the area became suburbanised, growers moved further south to Pukekohe, or north to Whenuapai.
Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery or Marjory. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old French, from the Latin margarita (pearl).
Macarius is a Latinized form of a Greek given name Makarios (Μακάριος). The old Greek word μακάριος makarios (mak-ar'-ee-os) is a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ makar (of the same meaning); supremely blessed, by extension fortunate, well off, blessed, happy.
The meaning of the name “Malissa” is: “Honey Bee”. Categories: English Names. Used in: English speaking countries. Gender: Girl Names. Origins: Greek.
The name Malvine is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Malvine is: Soft.
Greek Meaning: The name Mannara is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Mannara is: Shining.
Marcario is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1306 times.
The name Margalo is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "pearl". Margalo and is often added to lists like Unique Baby Names Ending In O and discussed in our forums with posts like "Quick Question Thread?!". From the experts: Margalo could make an exotic spin on Margaret, with Margo as a nickname.
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French (Marguerite) and Latin (Margarita) from Greek Margarites, derived from the noun margaron meaning 'pearl'.
Origin of the name Margaret: From the Greek Margarītēs, which is derived from maragon (a pearl).
