Given name

Tangaloa

“a courageous man”

Tangaloa is used as a given name. One interpretation is “a courageous man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “a courageous man.”

Tangaloa’s family of names

Tangaloa has a related form in Tangalo.

Walk Tangaloa’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Tangaloa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Polynesian

Tanafa

“a drumbeat”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polynesian

Langiloa

“resembling a tempest; one who is moody”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polynesian

Tanaki

“one who counts”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polynesian · Modern

Taha

“the firstborn child”

40UncommonRising

>99% boys

Polynesian

Langilea

“having a booming voice, like thunder”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polynesian

Toafo

“one who is spontaneous”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polynesian · Modern

Toa

“a brave-hearted woman”

19Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Polynesian

Langundo

“a peaceful man” · “one who is graceful”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Tangaloa’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A sister for Tangaloa