(1.) Alofi Aana, or the “Gathering of Aana,” is the general name of the north side of Aana, and was so called from the gathering of the clans there for club exercise and other sports.

(2.) Leulumoenga, or “Headquarters,” is the name of the capital town, and the residence of the king of Aana when they had one.  Once upon a time when a king was wanted and they were rather scarce, two daring fellows went to a village thirty miles off, and stole an infant of rank and made him king.  They cut their hair short, disguised themselves as women, and went to the house in the night when they heard the shout of joy over the birth of the young chief.  One of them offered to nurse the baby for a little, and got it.  The two slipped out with the child, and off they went in the dark.  There was some stir in the house attending to the mother, and when all were settled down some wonder was expressed that the baby was so quiet “Who has it?” went round the house, but, to the amazement of everybody, no one there could reply and say “I have.”  It was days before they found out that while they were thus talking, the child and its captors were far on their way back to Leulumoenga with their prize.  They kept him too, and the little man lived to be king of Aana.

(3.) Fasitoouta and Fasitootai are two large villages on either side of Leulumoenga.  These places trace their origin to Tapuaau, Swimming-Tapu, or, as some call him, Tooaau, which means Swimming-stick.  He is said to have swam from Fiji on a to’oto’o, or walking-stick.  He landed at Leulumoenga, married there, and had two sons.  When they grew up he divided the wonderful stick, gave one piece or fasi, to the one son, and the other fasi to the other.  The one went to the settlement nearest to the sea westward from Leulumoenga, and called it Fasitootai, or “Bit-of-the-stick-seaward.”  The other went farther away and eastward, and called his village Fasitoouta, “Bit-of-the-stick-inland.”

(4.) Other villages in Aana have some fragments indicating the origin of their names, such as Faleasi’u, “House of the god Siu,” who was worshipped there. Samatau, “Sacred-on-the-right-side,” from a large canoe belonging to the king of Tonga once anchored there, and which, owing to the illness of a lady on board, was made sacred to visitors on the right side.  This place was noted for a hero called Poila who once headed the Aana troops, and killed in single combat another hero called Pepe who was the pride of the Tuamasanga, and whose death was the signal for retreat. Falelatai and Faleaseela trace their names to the children of a couple from Fiji.  The one was named Latai, or “Branch-next-the-sea,” from his having been born under that part of a large tree.  The other was called Seela from another incident in his birth.  The one lived on the north side of the mountain, and called the place Falelatai, or “House-of-Latai.”  The other took the south side, and called his village Faleaseela, or the “House-of-Seela.”