A literal translation of the full name is 'the implantation to infinity' or 'from inception to infinity'. The name is based on the view of Massey as a provider of life long learning, able to move beyond traditional structures, and committed to the never-ending expansion of knowledge. It recognises both teaching and research within a framework that is not constrained by conceptual assumptions. Moreover by incorporating the notion of growth and potential for growth, it reflects ongoing academic development of students as well as the study of the familiar, and the exploration of the unknown. 

  

 Ko te karangatanga Te Kunenga ki Purehuroa mo tenei o nga Whare Wananga e whakahau ana; kia kore rawa e mimiti te whai ki te ruruku i te ipu huhua o te matauranga me te maramatanga. Ko te whariki o te matauranga ko te whakangungu ko te rangahau; kia haere ngatahi raua. Kei konei ka whai kii, ka ora, ka puawai te pia te tauira. E hangai ai te titiro ki pae tawhiti e kekete mai ra.''