Where does “Nēpia” come from?

Nēpia (Rarotongan) comes from English Napier — for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house.

Ancestry of “Nēpia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNapierfor someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house
Every word from English Napier
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