Pōneke

Maori

Etymology

From English Port Nick, a clipping of Port Nicholson (the colonial name for Wellington Harbour).

Another etymology suggests that this name was from a shortening of pō +‎ nekeneke, meaning "the journey into the night", referring to the Te Āti Awa people departing the harbour after being displaced by European colonists.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔːnɛkɛ/

Proper noun

Pōneke

  1. (historical) Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)
    Synonym: Te Whanganui-a-Tara
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