"Maui" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Hawaiian Maui, probably a contraction of Māui (“a Hawaiian trickster god”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|Maui}} Hawaiian Maui, {{m|haw|Māui||a Hawaiian trickster god}} Māui (“a Hawaiian trickster god”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maui
  1. The second-largest island of Hawaii. Categories (topical): Hawaiian mythology Categories (place): Islands, Places in Hawaii, USA, Places in the United States Translations (island in Hawaii): ማዊ (mawi) (Amharic), Maui (German), Maui (Hawaiian), เมาวี (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Maui-en-name-pnhGy-kx Disambiguation of Hawaiian mythology: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'island in Hawaii': 100 0
  2. (Polynesian mythology) Alternative spelling of Māui Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Māui
    Sense id: en-Maui-en-name-zlSQTz2m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Maui County

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