Tui
"Chief" or "paramount ruler", a native word used as a name across Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
Meaning and origin
Tui is not a borrowed biblical name but a title in its own right, joined to a place name to name the highest chief of that territory, as in the Fijian Tui Viti or the old Tongan royal line of the Tuʻi Tonga.
How to pronounce Tui
| English (US) | TOO-ee /ˈtuːi/ |
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