Kiwa
[ˈkiwə]Meaning
means "dark" in Māori
Background Story
Kiwa is a Māori word meaning "dark". It is also the name of a guardian of the sea in Māori tradition, and the Pacific Ocean is sometimes called Te Moana nui a Kiwa, "the ocean of great Kiwa".
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