Matching Names
Found 1 matching names:N
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| ▸ | Niviana | W | Niviana | |||
| The name Niviana is derived from the following name: Niviaq (Nivia? in old orthography), Girls name. Niviaq is an abbreviation from the word for girl: niviarsiaq. Niviaq possibly means 'The One Procreated as a Girl.' Niviaq is often further abbreviated into Nivi. In the list of recorded Greenlandic names published in 2007, 14 other names with the same stem appears, i.e.: Niviaaluk (little girl (hypocorstic form)), Niviarsiaraq (little girl), Niviatsiaq (graceful, beautiful girl), Nivinnguaq (dear girl), Nivikka etc.. Other forms equipped with traditional name endings (-na, -sina og -kkana) with the stem nivi: Niviana, Niviarsina and Nivikkana. | ||||||