Matching Names
Found 1 matching names:T
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
| T | ||||||
| ▸ | Titsiaq | Titsiaĸ | ||||
| Titsiaq is an ending, a so-called snippet from names such as Angutitsiaq. The name derives from the ending –tsiaq, which contain meanings such as: precious, handsome, gorgeous or small. Angutitsiaq means ’a handsome fellow’, but the meaning of the name can contain all of the above. Short forms and snippets used as personal names are rather common in Greenlandic. They were used among siblings and small children, who were only able to mention parts of the names or designations, these have further evolved into personal names. Examples of snippets in the first syllable or letter are to be found in the approved names list, in names such as: Uka (from Nuka, little sister or brother)), Kartaava (from Nukartaava (her/his new little sister/brother)), Qunaaq (from Inequnaaq, cute, sweet) etc. Pure endings such as Titsiaq are the following: Nguujuk (sweet little one), Nguaq (dear, sweet one), Ngaanga (from Ungaaq: baby, youngest (made up by sound imitation of baby bawling), as well as diminutive suffixes such as Kuluk, Mineq, Palu(k) and Rulu(k). Variants of Titsiaq, not yet in approved list, but used informally: Titsi, Titsiaat, Tsiakasik and Iitsiaat. Hypocoristic name Short form | ||||||