Kohia as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kohia

What is the meaning of the name Kohia ?

The baby name Kohia is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced koh-HEE-ah (IPA: /kɔˈhi.a/).

Kohia is in Origin.

Kohia is a Māori name from Aotearoa New Zealand. In te reo Māori, Kōhia names the native passionflower (Passiflora tetrandra), a vigorous forest climber whose bright orange berries were eaten and whose sticky sap was used as birdlime. The plant association gives the name connotations of nourishment, vitality, and connection. Linguistically, kohia is also the passive form of the verb kohi “to gather, harvest,” so the name can carry the sense “gathered” or “collected,” evoking community and bringing things together.

As a given name, Kohia is uncommon but steadily used in contemporary New Zealand, particularly within Māori whānau and among nature-inspired names revived through the Māori language renaissance. It is generally considered unisex. Variants include Kōhia (preferred macronised spelling) and Kohia (common in English-language records); Kohi appears as a shortened form. Related appearances are found in place and pā names such as Te Kohia.

⚙ Kohia is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Kohia appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.