Samoan plant names Puns

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I've tried to research it myself, but all I've been able to find are lists of actual Samoan people names-- which I didn't think would work, given that in English we don't exactly give pets the same names we give people, either-- and lists of Samoan people names (or Samoan place names, for that matter) that white people have decided to use for their pets. That whole idea feels really weird to me, but I digress.

I'm trying to find names that Samoan people, or specifically Samoan kids, would use for their pets. I'm an author, and one of my characters is Samoan. (Don't worry, it's a fantasy book, so it's not about the fact that she's Samoan. I wouldn't feel comfortable writing that, since I'm obviously not Samoan myself.) When this character is about 8 years old, she comes across a little (magical) lizard that she adopts as her companion before going off on her magical journey, and I can't figure out what she'd name it.

Any typical pet names would help, or any links to resources that have them!

In case anyone's willing to share ideas for more specific pet names: The lizard is light purple with teal spots, kind of like freckles or stars. He's pretty much shaped like a gecko.

If you've read this far, I was also wondering if Heilani Elenoa was a name (for a human) that made sense. I don't know why it wouldn't make sense, but I figure I might as well check, just in case.

Thank you so much for reading!

Hi

I'm currently working on a mod for a video game which generates people for various places and cultures, including Samoa. However, I've had a lot of difficulty finding a list of the most common first names in Samoa, all I can really find is lists of names that are meant to be used more as ideas for baby names, or lists that are far too long and not ranked so I don't know which names to choose. Also I feel they only show the special names, if Samoans use a bunch of anglicized names like John and James I'd want to know. I want about 50 names for males and 50 for females. I was wondering if anyone here could list a bunch of comon Samoan names. It doesn't have to be that many, but it would be a real help if it was. Also, if you had somewhere you could point me too that has lists like this, even if it's just a list of Samoan people, like a phonebook, that would also be really helpful.

Thanks.

My partner and I are expecting our first in June and as a boy name option we love Keneti, however I can’t seem to find background, name meaning of it anywhere on the internet. If someone could shed some light that’d be a huge help!