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Matching Names
Found 217 matching names:A | D | E | I | K | M | N | O | P | Q | S | T | U
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
| A | ||||||
| ▸ | Aakkuluk | E | Ãkuluk | |||
| Hypocoristic name. Meaning: "Sweet Little One." An endearment term for children, which have evolved to become a personal name. | ||||||
| Aalik | E | Âlik | ||||
| Aallaaritaa | E W | Autdlâritâ | ||||
| Aangaatsik | E | Ângâtsik | ||||
| Aanngiiuk | E | Ãngîjuk | ||||
| ▸ | Aappalittoq | E | Augpaligtoκ | |||
| 'the Red One'. Originally a byname established to characterize a distinct attribute of the bearer of the first name. | ||||||
| ▸ | Aappalittuatsiaq | E | Augpaligtuatsiaκ | |||
| 'the Beautifully Red One'. Originally a byname established to characterize a distinct attribute of the bearer of the first name. | ||||||
| Aaqqii | E W | Ârĸê | ||||
| Aartaajik | E | Ârtâjik | ||||
| Aattaattak | E | Aútãtak | ||||
| Aattivartik | E | Ãtivartik | ||||
| Aavaarteq | E | Auvârteĸ | ||||
| Aavaartik | E | Âvârtik | ||||
| Ajaattoq | E | Ajáitoĸ | ||||
| Ajaattu | E | Ajáito | ||||
| Ajaatu | E | Ajâto | ||||
| Ajiaq | E | Ajiaĸ | ||||
| Ajikutooq | E | Ajikutôĸ | ||||
| Akkiu | E | Ákio | ||||
| Akku | E | Avko | ||||
| ▸ | Aloruttaq | E | Alorugtaĸ | |||
| Mythological name. 'The Soleless One'. The legend about Aloruttaq, an orphan without boots who, among other things, becomes a hunter after acquiring boots. Compare the legend about Kaassassuk (who had to borrow boots) and Kamillannguaq (the Bootless One) in Western Greenland. Soles, kamiks (boots), legs and feet were linked to sexuality and reproduction, hunting and magic (success in hunting) in traditional society. Several names use the stem alu- (sole) and kamik (boot). | ||||||
| Amaartivat | E | Amârtivat | ||||
| Amareq | E | Amareĸ | ||||
| Amattanneq | E | Amagtangneĸ | ||||
| Amiinnaq | E | Amĩnaĸ | ||||
| Ammangaannaq | E | Angmangáinaĸ | ||||
| Aneerajik | E W | Anêrajik | ||||
| Angiisiarteq | E | Angîsiarteĸ | ||||
| Angikkattak | E | Angíkátak | ||||
| Anginnaaq | E | Angínâĸ | ||||
| Anginnuu | E | Angínô | ||||
| Aqipi | E | Aĸipe | ||||
| Aqqaloqqaa | E | Arĸalorĸâ | ||||
| Aqqanaatsiaq | E | Arĸanâtsiaĸ | ||||
| Aqqarsaaq | E | Arĸarsâĸ | ||||
| Aqqattanneq | E | Arĸátangneĸ | ||||
| Aqqinaatsiaq | E | Arĸinâtsiaĸ | ||||
| ▸ | Arpaarti | E W | Arpârte | |||
| The messenger. From arpappoq 'runs' (arpaartoq: runs from house to house to give a message)'. Another personal name with the same etymology is: Tilioq, 'friend' or 'sends him a message through another person'. | ||||||
| Artaajik | E | Artâjik | ||||
| Artajik | E | Artâjik | ||||
| Assoruuttoq | E | Agsorũtoĸ | ||||
| Attakkaat | E | Agtagkât | ||||
| Attiartertoq | E | Agtiartertoĸ | ||||
| D | ||||||
| Digaajaat | E | |||||
| Dikka | E | |||||
| Dikkattaat | E | Dikkagtât | ||||
| E | ||||||
| Eertaaq | E | Êrtâĸ | ||||
| Eertaraat | E | Êrtarât | ||||
| Eqqimmaalaaq | E | Erĸingmaulâĸ | ||||
| Eqqitsumma | E | Erĸitsúma | ||||
| I | ||||||
| Iaqqaaq | E | Iarĸâĸ | ||||
| Iikajippaat | E | Îkajípât | ||||
| Iikiitsoq | E | Îkîtsoĸ | ||||
| Iikiitsu | E | Îkîtso | ||||
| Iikkajippaat | E | Ikâjípât | ||||
| ▸ | Iikkila | E | Ĩkila | |||
| A hypocoristic name. The name possibly derives from the babbling form: "iikkuluk" (how sweet you are.) Number of name bearers: Ikila (as personal name) 7. Ikila (as last name) 44. | ||||||
| Iilummaalaq | E | Îlungmaulaĸ | ||||
| Iinnguaali | E | Ĩnguâle | ||||
| Iippik | E | Îgpik | ||||
| Iisimmaaq | E | Îsímâĸ | ||||
| Ikimaleq | E | Ikimaleĸ | ||||
| Ilikkajippaat | E | Ilíkajípât | ||||
| Ilinngivakkeeq | ES | Ilíngivákêĸ | ||||
| Ilisimmaaq | E | Ilisímâĸ | ||||
| Iliu (Elio) | E | Ilio (Elio) | ||||
| Imaakka | E | Imãka | ||||
| Isaangaleq | E | Isângaleĸ | ||||
| Itsiavik | E | Itsiavik | ||||
| Ittinnguaq | E | Ittínguaĸ | ||||
| Ivernaajik | E | Ivernâjik | ||||
| K | ||||||
| Kaajammat | E | Kâjangmat | ||||
| Kaaka | E W | Kâka | ||||
| Kaakaaq | E | Kâkâĸ | ||||
| Kaakajik | E | Kâkajik | ||||
| Kaarali | E | Karl | Kârale | |||
| Kaasuarnaat | E | Kâsuarnât | ||||
| Kaatsaannaq | E | Kâtsáinaĸ | ||||
| Kaatsuarnaat | E | Kâtsuarnât | ||||
| Kakatsak | E | Kakatsak | ||||
| Kalia | E | Kalia | ||||
| Kalivat | E | Kalivat | ||||
| Keersangaq | E | Kêrsangaĸ | ||||
| Keersooq | E | Kêrsôκ | ||||
| ▸ | Kilimi | E | Kilime (Kilimê) | |||
| Is often written: Kilimi or Kilime. From the Eastgreenlandic kilimii (kilumiu) ‘the one who roams at the foot of the plank bed’. According to S. Kleinscmidts ‘Den grl. Ordbog 1871: “kilo, The foot of the plank bed, In a Greenlandic plank bed people lay with their head towards the front, also the back of a house of tent, in general the back of a room (farthest away from the windows).” (p. 178) A similar name was registered in Northern Greenland in 1915 as a name of a female: Itsarmiu (The One Who Roams by the Tent Skin). Number of bearers: Kilime (personal name) 10. Kilime (surname) 54. | ||||||
| Kuannia | ES | Kuánia | ||||
| Kukku | E W | Kúko | ||||
| Kunnak | E | Kúnak | ||||
| Kunngaaq | E | Kúngâĸ | ||||
| Kunnitsi | E | Kúnitse | ||||
| ▸ | Kunuk | E W | Kunuk | |||
| Hypocoristic name. Mythological name. Kunuk is either an antiquated name from myths, whose meaning has become obscure, or as believed by some Canadian Inuit, it could be a hypocoristic name. Perhaps a short form of 'inequnaq' (Sweet/cute One): 'unukunuk' -> 'kunuk'. Several Greenlandic names belong to this category, see: Natuk and Kuluk. Number of name bearers: Kunuk (in Greenland) 136. Kunuk (in Denmark) 20. | ||||||
| Kunuusi | E | Kunûse | ||||
| Kuuitsi | E | Kûitse | ||||
| Kuungaaq | E | Kûngâĸ | ||||
| M | ||||||
| Mala | E | Malakias | Mala | |||
| Maniikuttak | E | Manîkútak | ||||
| Mannaatseq | E | Mánaitseĸ | ||||
| Mannaatteq | E | Mánáiteĸ | ||||
| Maqi | E | Maĸe | ||||
| Maratsi | E | Maratse | ||||
| Masanti | E | Masante | ||||
| Mattaani | E | Mátâne | ||||
| Mattikalaat | E | Magtikalât | ||||
| Mikkiki | E | Míkike | ||||
| Milatteeq | E | Milagtêĸ | ||||
| Mittivarniannga | E | Mítivarniánga | ||||
| N | ||||||
| Naanngaanaaq | E | Nãngânâĸ | ||||
| Naattaaq | E | Nãtâĸ | ||||
| Nakataq | E | Nakataĸ | ||||
| Nakinngi | E | Nakínge | ||||
| Nakivat | E | Nakivat | ||||
| Nanngajak | E | Nángajak | ||||
| Napa | E | Napa | ||||
| Napaattooq | E | Napãtôĸ | ||||
| Nappartuku | E | Nápartuko | ||||
| Narsinngattak | E | Narsíngátak | ||||
| Natsi | E | Natse | ||||
| Nikki | E | Níke | ||||
| Ningaavat | E | Ningâvat | ||||
| Nortsakajik | E | Nortsakajik | ||||
| Nortu | E | Norto | ||||
| Nortujuk | E | Nortujuk | ||||
| Nujappik | E | Nujagpik | ||||
| Nukappik | E | Nukagpik | ||||
| Nuliarpak | E | Nuliarpak | ||||
| Nusukkalivat | E | Nusugkalivat | ||||
| Nuuku | ES | Nûko | ||||
| Nuunuutaa | E | Nûnûtâ | ||||
| O | ||||||
| Oqooqummaaq | E | Oĸôrĸúmâĸ | ||||
| Oqqapia | E W | Orĸapia | ||||
| P | ||||||
| Paajari (Bajare) | E | Pâjare (Bajare) | ||||
| Paakkannak | E | Pãkának | ||||
| Paaluk | E | Pâluk | ||||
| Pakatteq | E | Pakáteĸ | ||||
| Panni | E | Pangne | ||||
| Pappi | E | Pápe | ||||
| Peqila | E | Peĸila | ||||
| Peqilaaq | E | Peĸilâĸ | ||||
| Peqilaq | E | Peĸilaĸ | ||||
| Peqqi | E | Perĸe | ||||
| Peqqilaaq | E | Perĸilâĸ | ||||
| Piilaajik | E | Pîlâjik | ||||
| Piilannaat | E | Pîlangnât | ||||
| Piisaat | E | Pîsât | ||||
| Piisui | E | Pîsue | ||||
| Piitannaat | E | Pîtánât | ||||
| Piitsinngi | E | Pîtsínge | ||||
| Piivaat | E | Pîvât | ||||
| Pikki | E | Píke | ||||
| Piseerajik | E | Pisêrajik | ||||
| Pittuarnarteq | E | Pivtuarnarteĸ | ||||
| Pittui | E | Pítue | ||||
| Pualakiuk | E | Pualakiuk | ||||
| Puikkaaqarteq | E | Puíkâĸarteĸ | ||||
| Putsaannaq | E | Putsáinaĸ | ||||
| Putsi | E | Putse | ||||
| Puttaajik | E | Pútâjik | ||||
| Q | ||||||
| Qaatak | E | K'âtak | ||||
| Qaattuattak | E | K'ãtuagtak | ||||
| Qananngiiuk | E | K´anángîuk | ||||
| Qaqqitsinia | E | K'arĸitsinia | ||||
| Qatsa | E | K'atsa | ||||
| Qeqi | E | K'eĸe | ||||
| ▸ | Qernertoq | E | K'ernertoκ | |||
| 'the Black One'. Originally a byname established to characterize a distinct attribute of the bearer of the first name. Also see: Aappalittoq, Aappalittuatsiaq (red), Kajoq, Kaju, Kajuaq & Kajuinnaq (brown or brownish), Qaallluallak (shining white), Qasaaq (scoured white), Qasiaq & Singajik (greyish), Qorsuk (yellowish, green). | ||||||
| Qiinnianngaaq | E | K'ĩniángâĸ | ||||
| Qilaappalik | E | K'ilaúpalik | ||||
| Qilertaannalik | E | K'ilertáinalik | ||||
| Qilingatsaq | E | K'ilingatsaĸ | ||||
| Quaraq | E | K'uaraĸ | ||||
| Quatsaatsilik | E | K´uatsâtsilik | ||||
| Qujanapaluk | E | K'ujanapaluk | ||||
| Qujanaqi | E | K'ujanaĸe | ||||
| Qujanarteq | E | K'ujanarteĸ | ||||
| ▸ | Qunerseeq | E | K'unersêκ | |||
| the beautiful/handsome one, the sweet one. From the word: qunersooq (of (ine)qunaaq or Quneq, sweet, beautiful). Another name from the same stem Quneqitooq which means the very sweet or beautiful one was a name for a woman from Uummannaq who had moved to north of Upernavik in the 1880s. Other names with the same meaning is the Western Greenlandic girls and boys name Qunerna (one whom one finds sweet/attractive) and the Western Greenlandic girls name Quniganna and the Southern Greenlandic girls name Quneq. The word 'quniitsoq' with the opposite meaning: the ugly/untidy one can be found in the dictionary, the Eastern Greenlandic girls and boys hypocoristic name Quninngi (the not attractive/sweet one) is derived from this stem. Number of name bearers: Qunerseeq 8. K’unersêκ 4. | ||||||
| ▸ | Quninngi | E | K'unínge | |||
| Hypocoristic name. "Ugly/untidy/fat one". As is custom among Greenlanders, such names are used as endearment terms towards children whom one finds so lovable and cute that exclamations are uttered with the opposite meaning. Quninngi is a nickname which has evolved into a personal name. Variant: Quniik (same meaning). | ||||||
| Quppersima(t) | E | K'úpersima(t) | ||||
| Qutsuluk | E | K'utsuluk | ||||
| S | ||||||
| Saajooq | ES | Sâjôĸ | ||||
| Sanimuinnaq | E | Sanimuínaĸ | ||||
| Saqqilaarteq | E | Sarĸilârteĸ | ||||
| Seeqqivaq | E | Sêrĸivaĸ | ||||
| Sianiali | E | Sianiale | ||||
| Sikivat | E | Sikivat | ||||
| Sileqaavat | E | Sileĸauvat | ||||
| Sinngertaat | E | Síngertât | ||||
| Sukassaat | E | Sukagsaut | ||||
| Sumaanaaq | E | Sumânâĸ | ||||
| Sumaannaaq | E | Sumângnâĸ | ||||
| Suttuitseq | E | Suvtuitseĸ | ||||
| T | ||||||
| Taajuk | E | Tâjuk | ||||
| Taalaaloq | E | Tâlâloĸ | ||||
| Taannaajik | E | Táunâjik | ||||
| Tappinngaajik | E | Tagpíngâjik | ||||
| Taqqisima(t) | E | Tarĸisima(t) | ||||
| Taratsi | E | Taratse | ||||
| Tiartikku | E | Tiartíko | ||||
| Tikaajaat | E | Tikâjât | ||||
| Tikkannik | E | Tíkánik | ||||
| Tukku | E W | Túko | ||||
| Tukuttanngaaq | E | Tukútángâĸ | ||||
| Tupaaja | E | Tupâja | ||||
| Tupajanngitseq | E | Tupajángitseĸ | ||||
| Tusiatteq | E | Tusiagteĸ | ||||
| Tuukula | E | Tûkula | ||||
| U | ||||||
| Uitsalikitseq | E | Uitsalikitseĸ | ||||
| Ujarneq | E W | Ujarneĸ | ||||
| Ukkannaaq | E | Úkangnâĸ | ||||
| Ukkaq | ES | Uvkaĸ | ||||
| Ukoorajivat | E | Ukôrajivat | ||||
| ▸ | Ulannaq | E | Ulavnaκ | |||
| see under Ulaajuk | ||||||
| Ulorooq | E | Ulorôĸ | ||||
| Umeerinneq | E | Umêríneĸ | ||||
| Unaatassaliaq | E | |||||
| Usornaq | E | Usornaĸ | ||||
| Uukujaaq | E | Ûkujâĸ | ||||
| Uunnguunia | E | Ũngûnia | ||||
| Uuttuanngi | E | Ũtuánge | ||||
| Uuttuaq | ES | Ũtuaĸ | ||||