Tamati or Tāmati is both a surname and a given name. It is a Māori transliteration of the name Thomas . Notable people with the name include:
Given name Tamati Clarke (born 1990), New Zealand cricketerTāmati Coffey (born 1979), New Zealand politicianTamati Ellison (born 1983), New Zealand rugby playerTamati Erihana (1867–1904), New Zealand rugby union player and lawyerTamati Hone Oraukawa (fl. 1848–1869), New Zealand tribal leaderTamati Ioane (born 1997), Australian rugby union playerTamati Ngakaho (died 1904), New Zealand Ngāti Porou carverTāmati Ngāpora (died 1885), New Zealand Waikato Māori leaderTamati Reedy (born 1936), New Zealand Māori academic and public servantTamati Tua (born 1997), New Zealand rugby playerTāmati Wāka Nene (1780s–1871), Māori chiefTamati Williams (born 1984), New Zealand footballer
Surname Arihia Ngata (1879–1929), Ngāti Porou leader; born Arihia TāmatiFata Tamati (fl. 1948–1951), Western Samoan chief and politicianHowie Tamati (born 1953), New Zealand international rugby league footballer and coachJai Tamati (born 2005), New Zealand rugby union playerKevin Tamati (born 1953), New Zealand international rugby league footballer and coachMegan Tamati-Quennell , New Zealand art curatorTe Matenga Tamati (?–1914?), New Zealand religious leader, prophet, and healer
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