Matching Names
Found 1 matching names:U
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
| U | ||||||
| ▸ | Upaluk | Upaluk | ||||
| Upaluk bears the meaning 'surprise'. The word has the same stem as 'upalorpoq' (be taken by surprise), 'upalungavoq' (is unprepared) and 'upaluivaa' (surprises her/him, takes her/him aback). The word 'upalungaarsarpoq' bears the opposite meaning: 'prepares/gets set (to avoid to be taken off-guard)'. Among Inuit in Alaska and Canada the word 'upaluq' bears the meaning 'in a rush' or 'unprepared'. The name might be an endearing expression meaning 'unexpected child' as . The name is believed to be recorded for the first time in South Greenland in 1822 when a woman named 'Opalluk' was to be baptized. | ||||||