Aroha

Aroha is a Māori word meaning "love", cognate with the Hawaiian term aloha. It is also a given name, and can be either masculine or feminine.

Notable people

Notable people with the name include:

• Aroha Awarau (1976–2026), journalist and playwright from New Zealand
• Aroha Clifford, first woman in New Zealand to gain a pilot's license from an aero club
• Aroha Harris (born 1963), New Zealand historian
• Te Aroha Keenan, New Zealand former netball coach
• Aroha Reriti-Crofts (1938–2022), New Zealand community worker, national president of the Māori Women's Welfare League
• Aroha Savage (born 1990), rugby union player from New Zealand
• Aroha Yates-Smith, New Zealand performer

Fictional characters

• Aroha Reed, character in the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street

Other uses

• Aroha is an alternate spelling for Hindi language word Aaroh.

• Aroha is the name for the fans of the kpop group Astro (South Korean band).

See also

• Te Aroha, a town in the North Island of New Zealand

References