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Found 57 matching names:
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  Name European Old Spelling
  Name European Old Spelling
A
 Aalik E  Âlik
 Aaqqii E WÂrĸê
 Amattanneq E  Amagtangneĸ
 Amiinnaq E  Amĩnaĸ
 Aqipi E  Aĸipe
 Attakkaat E  Agtagkât
E
 Eertaaq E  Êrtâĸ
I
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.
 Ilinngivakkeeq ES Ilíngivákêĸ
 Iliu (Elio) E  Ilio (Elio)
 Imaakka E  Imãka
K
 Kaajammat E  Kâjangmat
 Kalia E  Kalia
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 WKúko
 Kunnak E  Kúnak
Kunuk E WKunuk
 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.
 Kuuitsi E  Kûitse
M
 Maniikuttak E  Manîkútak
 Maqi E  Maĸe
 Maratsi E  Maratse
 Masanti E  Masante
 Mattikalaat E  Magtikalât
 Mikkiki E  Míkike
N
 Nakinngi E  Nakínge
 Napa E  Napa
 Napaattooq E  Napãtôĸ
 Nappajakuttak E  Nápajakútak
 Nappartuku E  Nápartuko
 Ningaavat E  Ningâvat
 Nujappik E  Nujagpik
 Nuuku ES Nûko
P
 Paajari (Bajare) E  Pâjare (Bajare)
 Pappi E  Pápe
 Piilannaat E  Pîlangnât
 Piivaat E  Pîvât
 Pikki E  Píke
 Pittuarnarteq E  Pivtuarnarteĸ
Q
 Qatsa E  K'atsa
 Qeqi E  K'eĸe
 Qujanarteq E  K'ujanarteĸ
 Quppersima(t) E  K'úpersima(t)
S
 Sanimuinnaq E  Sanimuínaĸ
 Sianiali E  Sianiale
 Sikivat E  Sikivat
 Sinngertaat E  Síngertât
T
 Taajuk E  Tâjuk
 Taannaajik E  Táunâjik
 Taqqisima(t) E  Tarĸisima(t)
 Tukku E WTúko
 Tuukula E  Tûkula
U
 Uitsalikitseq E  Uitsalikitseĸ
 Ujarneq E WUjarneĸ
 Umeerinneq E  Umêríneĸ
 Uuttuanngi E  Ũtuánge
 Uuttuaq ES Ũtuaĸ

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