ingoa

1. (verb) (-tia) to name, acquire distinction.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 17-18;)

Ko te puhi o runga o te waka, arā, o te tauihu, ka ingoatia tērā ko Puhi-maroke. Ko te puhi o raro o te tauihu o te waka, ka ingoatia tērā ko Puhi-mākū (JPS 1957:221). / The upper plume at the bow was called Puhi-maroke (Dry plume). The lower plume of the bow was called Puhi-mākū (Wet plume).

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Synonyms: tapatapa, tapa, hua, whakaingoa, hau, tūā

2. (noun) name.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 17-18;)

I te 17 o Hune nei, i whakawākia rāua i te Kōti Matua mō te hara tuhituhi pukanoa i ngā ingoa tāngata kē ki ngā tieki tono moni i ngā pēke, ā whakataua ana e te kōti kia kotahi tau mō tētahi, mō tētahi ki te whare herehere (TWMA 20/6/1884:3). / On 17th June they went on trial in the Supreme Court for writing fraudulent cheques and were each sentenced by the court to one year in prison.

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kupu ingoa

1. (noun) noun.

whakakino ingoa

1. (verb) to defame, libel.

Ko ngā reta e āhua whakakino ingoa ana mō tētahi wahine, tangata rānei, kei te ētita te tikanga mō te pānui, mō te kore atu rānei (TJ 6/10/1898:14). / It's up to the editor whether to publish, or not, the letters that are somewhat defamatory of a woman or a man,

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2. (modifier) defamatory, libellous.

Ka perehitia ngā kōrero katoa e tukua mai ana kia pānuitia e te "Puke", engari ko ngā kōrero whakakino ingoa tangata, kāore e whakaaetia (TPH 12/8/1905:8). / All the text sent to us to be published by the 'Puke' will be printed, but libellous accounts will not be permitted.

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Synonyms: whakakino, whakakinokino

3. (noun) defamation, libel.

I mea tētahi nūpepa o Tūranga nei nā tētahi pāparakāuta i whakahaurangi tētahi Pākehā mō te kotahi wiki, ā, pau katoa ana moni e £40. I hāmenetia te nūpepa mō te whakakino ingoa, otirā kitea ana he tika tonu (TP 10/1908:10). / A Gisborne newspaper claimed that an hotel caused a Pākehā to be drunk for a week, and all his money of £40 was spent. The newspaper was charged with defamation, but it was found that it was quite correct.

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tuhinga ingoa

1. (noun) signature.

He whākorekore ki te tuhinga ingoa ki ngā pukapuka tuku whenua (TWMNT 15/10/1873:125). / Denials of having signed land deeds.

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ingoa kaiwhakamahi

1. (noun) username - the name by which a user is identified to a computer system or network.

Tāurua he ingoa kaiwhakamahi (LP 2017). / Enter a username, please.

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ingoa tauwāhi

1. (noun) domain name.

I te tau 2007 ka whakatau te NZMIS kia hanga i te pūnaha ingoa tauwāhi o Aotearoa (Te Ara 2017). / In 2007 the NZMIS decided on a bilingual domain name system for New Zealand.

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rārangi ingoa

1. (noun) list of names, roll.

Nō te māpere o te 25 o Hune 1918, ka whakamenetia anō a Tonga Mahuta. Riro ana nā te rārangi ingoa muna a te kaute nui a te kāwanatanga te ingoa o Tonga i whakatūturu (TTR 1996:81). / Tonga Mahuta was called up in the ballot of 25 June 1918. Tonga's name was obtained using the confidential roll of the government's census.

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Synonyms: whakarārangi, hurihuri, pukapuka, pīrori, rōra, rōru, whakatakahuri, takahuri, kōpiupiu

ingoa kārangaranga

1. (noun) nickname, pet name, moniker.

I whānau mai a Wiremu Te Ranga Poutapu, ko tōna ingoa kārangaranga ko Piri, ki Maungatautari i Waikato i te 8 o Hune 1905 (TTR 1998:142). / Wiremu Te Ranga Poutapu, known as Piri (Bill), was born in Maungatautari, Waikato,on 8 June 1905.

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