Brief Life History of Opetaia
When Opetaia Gagai Allen was born on 19 December 1939, in Matatufu, Atua, Upolu, Samoa, his father, Nai Fereti Allen, was 26 and his mother, Saifunae Loli Tomui Timaloa, was 20. He died on 4 September 2005, in Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 65, and was buried in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Parents and Siblings
1913–1998 Male
1919–1988 Female
Siblings (6)
1939–2005 Male
1941– Male
1943–1950 Female
1945–1945 Female
1946–2008 Female
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World Events (8)
1943 · Eleanor Roosevelt Visits During War
Age 4
1947
Age 8
1957 · Scott Base
Age 18
Name Meaning
Lithuanian: from gagas ‘gander’, a nickname for somebody thought to resemble a goose or a metonymic occupational name for somebody who kept geese. This surname is virtually non-existing in Lithuania.
Polish (also Gagaś): unexplained. This surname is rare in Poland.
Greek: nickname for someone with a sharp nose, from Turkish gaga ‘beak’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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