Parata (surname)
Parata is a Māori surname. It is a transliteration of the English word "brother" or "brothers".
Prominent people with the surname Parata include:
- Heke Parata, pseudonym of artist Shona Moller
- Hekia Parata, politician
- Katherine Te Rongokahira Parata, tribal leader
- Matt Parata, Italian international rugby league player of Māori descent
- Ned Parata, New Zealand rugby union administrator
- Taare Parata, politician
- Tame Parata, politician
- Wiremu Parata, politician
See also
- Wi Parata v. the Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand legal precedent
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