Te Moana-a-Toi
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Maori Te Moana-a-Toi (literally “Sea of Toi”).
Proper noun
[edit]- Bay of Plenty: A bay and sea in the Bay of Plenty region, North Island, New Zealand
Translations
[edit]Bay of Plenty — see Bay of Plenty
See also
[edit]Maori
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From moana (“sea”) + Toi (“given name”), literally “The Sea of Toi”. From being named after Toi, a famous Maori who lived in the region, and the embayment being a marginal sea of the island.
Proper noun
[edit]- Bay of Plenty (a sea and bay of the Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand)
- Bay of Plenty (an administrative region of the North Island, New Zealand, surrounding the eponymous bay)