# Moana

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məʊˈɑːnə/ · frequency rank #38,972

## Definitions
1. A unisex given name from Polynesian.
2. A unisex given name from Polynesian.
3. A coastal suburb of Nelson, New Zealand.
4. A small town in the West Coast region, New Zealand, on the shore of Lake Brunner (known as Moana in Maori).

## Etymology
From Hawaiian Moana (“sea, ocean”), Māori moana, and other Polynesian languages.

## Easily confused with
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mon)
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-moon)
- **monk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-monk)
- **mona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mona)
- **mont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mont)
- **mRNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mrna)
- **moat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-moat)
- **mora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mora)
- **Mons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mons)
- **morn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-morn)
- **mong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mong)
- **moya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-moya)
- **MPAA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mpaa)
- **mount** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mount)
- **mound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mound)
- **momma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-momma)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-moran)
- **Moira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-moira)
- **mocha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mocha)
- **Mohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-mohan)

## Common misspellings (6)
`maona`, `mmoana`, `moaan`, `moanna`, `monaa`, `omana`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/moana