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Found 107 matching names:
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  Name European Old Spelling
  Name European Old Spelling
A
 Aaja  S Âja
 Aajak  S Âjak
 Aanngualuk  S Ãngualuk
 Aariaq  S Âriaĸ
 Aatsiannguaq  S Ãtsiánguaĸ
 Aatsiku  S Ãtsiko
 Aavamiu  S Âuvamio
 Akik  SWAkik
 Akkusissaq  S Ákusigssaĸ
 Akussuk  S Akugssuk
 Anguisaaq  S Anguissâĸ
 Angujaq  S Angujaĸ
 Aningaasina  S Aningâsina
Anngiaq  S Ángiaĸ
 Meaning: "The Secret", "Obscure One".
 Apaarsuk  S Apârssuk
 Apakkaq  S Apákaĸ
 Apisinnaq  S Apisínaĸ
 Aqaatilik  SWAĸautilik
 Arsuk  S Arsuk
 Asaloraq  S Asaloraĸ
 Asseqaq  S Ásseĸaĸ
 Aterta  S Aterta
 Avalleq  S Avatdleĸ
E
 Eqittagaq  S Eĸítagaĸ
 Eqqajoq  S Erĸajoĸ
 Eqqaq  S Erĸaĸ
 Erinaq  S Erinaĸ
I
 Iinngivaleeq  S Ĩngivalêĸ
 Ilatsiaq  S Ilatsiaĸ
 Ileraq  S Ileraĸ
 Ilinngivakkeeq ES Ilíngivákêĸ
 Illoruluk  S Igdloruluk
 Inuik  S Inuvik
 Inuinnaq  SWInuínaĸ
 Iperaataq  S Iperautaĸ
 Iperaq  S Iperaĸ
 Ippinnguaq  S Igpínguaĸ
Ivaneq  S Ivaneĸ
 "The One Who Has Brooded" or "The One Who Has Been Brooded On".

Mythological names which are yet to be included this names list: 'Ivaasaq' (the One Having Been Brooded) name of a female shaman from the Qeqertarsuaq region, and 'Ivalimaaq' (The Adept Brooder) and Ivaniisaq (The One Resembling Ivaneq), from East-Greenland.
K
 Kaliaq  S Kaliaĸ
 Kapitak  S Kapitak
 Kapitseq  S Kapitseĸ
 Kari  S Kristian / ChristianKare
 Kartaava  S Kartâva
Kikivik  S Kikivik
 Hypocoristic name.

possibly from the old hypocoristic name 'kikkik' or 'kikkiik'. In Jonathan Petersens dictionary: 'ordbogêraĸ' p. 97: "kíkik" means 'ugly' or 'is he ever ugly!'

Greenlanders have the habit of calling children with expressions which are contrary to what they mean, the Northern Greenlandic endearment term 'itaq' for example, means 'ugly', but is always understood as an endearment expression by both parties.

'Kikivik' can be an emphatical form of Kikkik, and means 'the really ugly one', meaning: 'the really sweet one'. (See also under the name Tuaruna.)

The most famous Kikkik is the renowned psalm composer, printer, cathecist etc. Rasmus Berthelsen (1827-1901), who wrote the ever popular and soul-stirring Christmas psalm "Guuterput qutsinnermiu" (Our God in the highest).
 Kuannia ES Kuánia
 Kuuaraq  S Kûaraĸ
M
 Maakajik  S Mâkajik
 Manngooq  S Mángôĸ
 Mikisorajik  S Mikissorajik
N
 Nasaasaq  SWNasaussaĸ
 Nataaq  SWNatâĸ
 Niisa  S Nîsa
 Nimeq  S Nimeĸ
 Ningaaluk  S Ningâluk
 Ninngut  S Níngut
 Nivineq  S Nivineĸ
 Nukarpa  S Nukarpa
 Nuuku ES Nûko
P
 Perivik  S Perivik
 Pinertooq  S Pinertôĸ
 Pisuguttoq  S Pisugútoĸ
 Pusialik  S Pusialik
 Pusisaq  S Pusissaĸ
Q
 Qaalluallak  S K'augdluatdlak
 Qajalik  S K'ajalik
 Qajartalik  S K'ajartalik
 Qalipak  S K'alipak
 Qapisaq  S K'apissaĸ
 Qarmik  S K'armik
 Qarsoq  S K'arssoĸ
 Qassimeq  S K'ássimaĸ
 Qavak  S K'avak
 Qavi  S K'ave
 Qeerlutooq  S K'êrdlutôĸ
 Qiipuk  S K'îpuk
 Qilippak  S K'iligpak
 Qimioq  S K'imioĸ
 Qini  S K'ine
 Qinngusaq  S K'íngussaĸ
 Qipuk  S K'ipuk
 Qorsuk  S K'orsuk
 Qujanartoq  S K'ujanartoĸ
 Qulaajuk  S K'ulâjuk
 Qulanngik  S K'ulángik
 Quuik  S K'ûik
S
 Saajooq ES Sâjôĸ
 Saneraq  S Saneraĸ
 Sanngisooq  S Sángisôĸ
 Siaaneq  S Siâneĸ
 Siorakitsoq  S Siorakitsoĸ
 Sooraq  S Sôraĸ
 Suiaq  S Suiaĸ
 Sukkarisaq  S Súkarissaĸ
T
 Taka  S Taka
 Tilleq  S Tivdleĸ
 Torluk  S Tordluk
 Toroq  S Toroĸ
 Tuajaq  S Tuajaĸ
 Tunnganeq  S Túnganeĸ
 Tuttu  S Tugto
 Tuukutaq  S Tûkutaĸ
U
 Uaasi  S Uâsse
 Ujamiaaq  S Ujamiâĸ
 Ukkaq ES Uvkaĸ
 Ulu  S Ulo
 Unaakasik  S Unâkasik
 Uuttuaq ES Ũtuaĸ

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