Brief Life History of Seluvaia
Seluvaia Mafi was born about 1838. She married Setelo Unu about 1862, in Hamula, Tongatapu, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.
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Spouse and Children
1853–1935 Male
1838– Female
Children (2)
–1918 Male
–1918 Male
Name Meaning
Tongan: unexplained.
Iranian: probably from a shortened form of the personal name Moafi, based on the Persian word (of Arabic origin) muʻāfī ‘privilege, exemption’, also ‘forgiveness’ (compare 3 below).
Bangladeshi: from the personal name Mafi, based on maf ‘to forgive’, a Bengali word of Persian origin (see 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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