Matching Names
Found 1 matching names:T
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
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| ▸ | Tukummeq | N | Tukúmeĸ | |||
| According to Samuel Kleinschmidt’s dictionary ‘Den grønlandske ordbog’ from 1871 the word 'tukumavoq' means “agile, vigorous, swift, prompt to act, is cheerful” (hence the girls and boys name: Tukumaq: agile, cheerful). In 'Comparative Eskimo Dictionary' (Fortescue et. al., Fairbanks, Alaska 1994, p. 348) the word derives from proto-eskimo tukku(R): host, be rich, which in other dialects (Western Canadian Inuit, Tuku(ma)) also contains the meanings: “be generous" and "stay at someone’s house (hence the Grl. name Tukkujaq: sleepover)”. | ||||||