Comments on: New Zealand rugby star Rico Gear welcomes son Whaimauri Hosea http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/ Sat, 26 May 2012 14:53:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Moms & Babies - People.comhttp://img2.timeinc.net/people/static/i/v4home/peoplelogo.pnghttp://celebritybabies.people.com20485 By: Elana Jantjies http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/#comment-145032 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:20:48 +0000 http://peoplecbb.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco#comment-145032

Rico is so handsome and im sure he’s wife deserves him… i cant believe they have a baby, there goes all my hopes and dreams. Yeah well im sure Whaimauri is the cutest lil thing…

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Congrats to Rico and Taina, family is inportant your son will be blessed with beauty as the rest of our family. congrats cuz.

]]> By: D.J.Lewis http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/#comment-145035 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:54:57 +0000 http://peoplecbb.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco#comment-145035

Whai is the stingray, a strong and graceful animal. Also Taina’s mother is from the beautiful Anaura Bay, Te Tairawhiti and the taniwha of Anaura is a large white stingray. Mir as previous posted is correct Mauri is life force and putting them together we have Whaimauri. Taina and Rico are of Ngati-Porou and Mahaki descent.

]]> By: bubby!! http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/#comment-145037 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:34:51 +0000 http://peoplecbb.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco#comment-145037

whai muri is a maori name yup we under stand that its probley a maori name for one of his tribes cheifs ngati porou or titangamahaki!!

or maybe nah i think it is a mori name for either rico or levi!!hoseas name is in there cause thats the god father and ric and hose are close!!

]]> By: George KiwiKiwi http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/#comment-145039 Sat, 26 May 2007 17:10:30 +0000 http://peoplecbb.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco#comment-145039

Congrats Bro,

Now get out there and reclaim your AB Jersey!!

]]> By: Proud One-Eyed Cantabrian http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/#comment-145042 Wed, 09 May 2007 21:36:39 +0000 http://peoplecbb.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco#comment-145042

Congrats to Rico and Taina! Wonder if little Whaimauri will follow in his daddys footsteps? Rico is an awesome winger!

]]> By: Bella http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/#comment-145043 Wed, 09 May 2007 15:45:28 +0000 http://peoplecbb.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco#comment-145043

Actually Hosea and Rico are Spanish as they are both part spanish

]]> By: Liv http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/#comment-145045 Wed, 09 May 2007 15:33:15 +0000 http://peoplecbb.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco#comment-145045

Whaimauri is quite a rare maori name, my brother is called Tane which means ‘god of the forest’ and as a part new zealander and a part maori heritage is really important so I think its awesome that he’s got a maori name. I’m sure he’ll be known by ‘Hosea’ but cultural belonging is a fantastic thing. Congrats to Rico and Taina (i LOVE her name), I bet he’ll be a gorgeous little guy

]]> By: Mir http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/#comment-145047 Wed, 09 May 2007 15:13:36 +0000 http://peoplecbb.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco#comment-145047

Rico looks like he is Maori, so I’m sure it’s a cultural name. “Mauri” refers to life force or aura.

]]> By: Kiwi Kate http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco/#comment-145049 Wed, 09 May 2007 14:28:25 +0000 http://peoplecbb.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rico_gear_welco#comment-145049

Whai is a Ngapuhi Chief, and Mauri is a Ngati Awa chief, so it seems that they are honouring their tribal heritage, as both ngapuhi and ngati awa are maori tribes.

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