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Nakari

nah-KAH-ree3 syllables
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Māori name meaning 'to be brave' or 'to be strong'. (te reo Māori)

What does Nakari mean?

te reo Māori: Māori name meaning 'to be brave' or 'to be strong'.. Nakari is a te reo Māori name that means 'to be brave' or 'to be strong', reflecting courage and resilience.

Is Nakari a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Nakari in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Nakari in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Nakari suit?

Human name

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Brave Nakari

When Nakari arrived at toy time, the other pups whispered, "I heard she’s so brave, she’s got her own action movie!" But really, she just wants to be the star of the fetch game!

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