Matching Names
Found 1 matching names:I
| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
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| Name | ☼ | European | Old Spelling | |||
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| ▸ | Innisaq | W | Ínisaĸ | |||
| ‘The one who was given life (through the aid of innersuit – the fire beings (helper spirits))’. According to legends, this name could be mentioned through the ears of a deceased by a specially powerful shaman, and the deceased would be revived and come back into life. The European name Henrik, was often adapted into the Greenlandic language with the name ‘Innisaq’, as was the name Edvard that was adapted into Greenlandic with the name ‘Ittuat’ (the head/leader). | ||||||