Matching Names
Found 1 matching names:M
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
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| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
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| ▸ | Malik | W | Malik | |||
| Malik means "wave". In a hunting society which chiefly makes its outcome from the sea, it is reasonable to assume that names were given from the surrounding environment. There is a category of names which depict natural phenomena such as: Pujoq (fog), Sialuk (rain), Anori (wind) etc., and Malik must belong to this category. In older times names have been bestowed according to the prevailing weather conditions at the time of birth, and it is possible that there were heavy seas during the time of birth. Malik is an increasingly popular name. During the 50s and the 60s, only a few people bore the name. In the 70s approx. 30 persons received it, during the 80s there was a marked increase to 148, and again in the 90s 230 persons were named Malik. In 2005 the number totalled 414. Variants: Malinnguaq (dear, sweet M.), Maligiaq (mid-size wave). | ||||||