Seluvaia Mafi

Femaleabout 1838–

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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Family Time Line

Setelo Unu
1853–1935
Seluvaia Mafi
1838–
Marriage: about 1862
Sesinali Tavo Umu
–1918
Tevita Vaisima Umu
–1918

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1862Hamula, Tongatapu, Tonga
  • Children (2)

    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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