Matching Names
Found 1 matching names:Q
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
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| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
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| ▸ | Qaaqqutsiaq | N | K'aerĸutsiaĸ | |||
| The name possibly originates from the word qaaqqusaq, (the summoned one), Qaaqqutsiaq ‘the dear one whom one has summoned (to be among us again)’. Due to ritual name avoidance (taboos in mentioning names in traditional society), family members were weary of mentioning names of their deceased, even when babies were born and named after them, thus alternative forms of address were used such as: Angerla (short form of ‘angerlartoqut' (the one who has returned home), and Utertoq (the returned one), perhaps also Taatsiaq (the fancied mention). These forms of address have evolved into independent names over time. Qaaqqutsiaq possibly belongs to this category. Number of name bearers: Qaaqqutsiaq 6. K'ârκutsiaκ 5. Qârqutsiaq 5. | ||||||