Brief Life History of Adi
Adi Tuidravuwalu was born about 1792, in Fiji. She married Roko Taliai Tupou about 1810, in Lau, Fiji. She died in her hometown.
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World Events (3)
1800
Traders visited to get sandalwood.
1844
First Roman Catholic missionaries arrive in Lakeba.
1845
The 11 year war. On a June morning the Roko Tui Dreketi, Banuve, was invited aboard Cakobau's canoe, Ra Marama, where he was to formally accept Cakobau's offer of peace, but no sooner had he stepped on board when Cakobau split his head with his battle axe. Chief Cakobau gains control of most of western Fiji, while another Christian convert, Ma'afu from Tonga, controls the east.
Name Meaning
Now used as a pet form of David , but originally of distinct origin, probably from an Old Celtic word dei ‘to shine’. See also Dewi .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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