Greenlandic Submitted Names

Greenlandic names are used by the indigenous people of Greenland.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aaggaali f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ãggâle.
Aaggaataat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ãggâtât.
Aaggaati f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ãggâte.
Aaja f Greenlandic
From Greenlandic -aaja, an affix used for and by children used as a name.
Aajaajaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âjâjaĸ.
Aajamaak f Greenlandic
Younger form of Âjamâk.
Aajorat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âjorat.
Aaju m & f Greenlandic
From a childish pronunciation of the Greenlandic word angaju "older sibling of the same sex" (see Angaju).
Aajunnguaq m & f Greenlandic
Means "dear older sibling" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Aaju and the diminutive suffix nnguaq "sweet, dear, little".
Aakaja f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âkaja.
Aakasak m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âkasak.
Aakasik f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âkasik.
Aakattak m Greenlandic
Possibly a dialect form of Âkasik.
Aakeeq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Âkêĸ.
Aakkuluk f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ãkuluk.
Aakooq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Akoĸ.
Aakulu f Greenlandic
Means "sweet little one" in Greenlandic.
Aalaaraq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Âlâraĸ.
Aalari f Greenlandic
Younger form of Âlare.
Aali m Greenlandic
Younger spelling of Âle.
Aaliit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alice.
Aalik m Greenlandic
East Greenlandic name of uncertain meaning, perhaps partly derived from the Greenlandic suffix -lik meaning "equipped with" (which indicates that the first element is amuletic or a form of helper spirit).
Aaliksi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âlikse.
Aalipa m Greenlandic
Short form of Aaliparti, a Greenlandic form of Albert.
Aaliparti m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Albert.
Aalissi f Greenlandic
Younger form of Âlíse.
Aallaaritaa m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Autdlâritâ.
Aalua f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alua.
Aamaasi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âmâse.
Aamannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic aama "glow, glowing coal" (cf. Aamaq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
Aamaq f Greenlandic
Means "ember, glowing coal" in Greenlandic.
Aanaaraq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ânâraĸ.
Aanarsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ânarse.
Aanasi m Greenlandic
Variant of Aanarsi; a Greenlandic form of Anders.
Aanasiina f Greenlandic
Said to be a Greenlandic form of Hansina or Hansigne; compare Hansiina... [more]
Aani f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âne
Aaninnguaq f Greenlandic
Means "sweet little Aani" in Greenlandic.
Aanissi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Agnes.
Aanitsi f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ânitse.
Aanka m Greenlandic (Rare)
Younger form of Ãngka.
Aanngiiuk f & m Greenlandic (Rare)
Younger form of Ãngîjuk.
Aannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Means "sweet one" in Greenlandic.
Aannu m Greenlandic
Diminutive of Angâĸ and Angãnguaĸ.
Aansi m Greenlandic
Younger form of Ãnse.
Aansiina f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ãnsîna.
Aansu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ânso.
Aanta m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ânta.
Aantariarsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ãntariarse.
Aantuunitta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ãntûníta.
Aapak f Greenlandic
Younger form of Âpak.
Aaparaami m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âparâme.
Aapia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âpia.
Aappalittoq m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Augpaligtoκ.
Aappalittuatsiaq m & f Greenlandic
Means "the beautifully red one" in Greenlandic, originally a byname.
Aappaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Áipaĸ.
Aaqa f Greenlandic
Younger form of Âĸa.
Aaqqat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ârĸat.
Aaralaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âralât.
Aarsu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ârsso.
Aarsuakkuluk m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ârssuákuluk.
Aarsuatsiaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ârssuatsiaĸ.
Aaruna f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âruna.
Aasaf m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âsaf.
Aasu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âso.
Aataalia m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âtâlia.
Aataaliannguaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âtâliánguaĸ.
Aatolfi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âtulfe.
Aavamiu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âuvamio.
Aaviaaja f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aviâja.
Aaviak f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Auiak.
Adami m Greenlandic (Rare)
Greenlandic form of Adam.
Aeru f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aero.
Aeruna f Greenlandic
Combination of Aeru and the suffix -na, indicating a personal name.
Agapeta f Greenlandic
Feminine form of Agapetus.
Agdlerúnguaĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Agdlína f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Agdluaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "hole in the ice for fishing" in Greenlandic.
Agdlunâĸ m Greenlandic
Means "lace, strap" in Greenlandic.
Ãggâle f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Agathe.
Ãggâtât f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Agatha.
Ãggâte f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Agathe.
Aggusta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Augusta.
Aggustiina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Augustîna.
Aggustiinusi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aggustînuse.
Aggustînuse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Augustinus.
Agpa f & m Greenlandic
Means "thick-billed Murre", which is a type of bird.
Agpâĸ f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Appaaq using the old Kleinschmidt orthography. Appaaq is a West Greenlandic name meaning "chick of a thick-billed murre", the thick-billed murre being a bird (species Uria lomvia).
Agssile m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Aksel.
Agto f Greenlandic
Means "being touched" in Greenlandic, derived from the Greenlandic attorpaa "to touch him/her/it".
Aguna f Greenlandic
Variant of Ajuna.
Aigssiarssuk f Greenlandic
Means "little Ptarmigan chick" in Greenlandic.
Aima f Greenlandic
Possibly from Natsilingmiut aimavik "home", Kivalliq aivuq "s/he goes towards", Greenlandic aivâ "fetches it", or Greenlandic airuq "coming home". It may also be a variant of Aumaĸ.
Aimánguaĸ f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Aima, using the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Aimannguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aimánguaĸ.
Aininâĸ f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Greenlandic aaniin "short time".
Áipaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "companion, husband" in Greenlandic.
Aisivak f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Aja f Greenlandic
From Greenlandic aja meaning "maternal aunt".
Ajaa f Greenlandic
Variant of Aja.
Ajaaja f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ajâja.
Ajâja f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic pet form of Aja, from a combination of Aja and the diminutive suffix -aaja, a Greenlandic affix used for and by children or a Greenlandic variant form of Ajajak.
Âjâjaĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Ajajak f Greenlandic
Means "the one chanting 'ajaaja'" in Greenlandic. Ajaaja is an onomatopoeia.
Âjakorssuaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Âjamâk f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Ajano f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Ajanu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ajano.
Ajikutôĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Âjo f & m Greenlandic
Older form of Aaju.
Âjorat f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Ajuna f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Variant of Ajut using -na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name. In Greenlandic mythology, Ajuna is a woman who escapes from her pursuer and becomes the sun.
Ajut f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Derived from Canadian Arctic ajujuq meaning "runs away". In Greenland mythology Ajut is the name of the woman who flees from her pursuer and becomes the sun.
Âĸa f Greenlandic
Short form of Aleĸa.
Âkaja f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Akapiita f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agapeta.
Âkasak m Greenlandic
Greenlandic masculine form of Âkasik.
Âkasik f Greenlandic
Means "poor little mite" in Greenlandic.
Ákãtsiaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "beautiful, precious uncle (father's brother)" from Greenlandic Áka and -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Âkêĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Aĸigsseĸ f Greenlandic
Means "Rock Ptarmigan" in Greenlandic. A Rock Ptarmigan is a type of bird.
Aĸigssiaĸ f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "Ptarmigan chick" in Greenlandic.
Akimiu f & m Greenlandic
Means "one who roams by the place under windows opposite the plank bed" in Greenlandic.
Akkaatsiaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ákãtsiaĸ.
Akoĸ f Greenlandic
Means "thighbone of a seal" or "corner of a fur/fleece" in Greenlandic.
Akoq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Akoĸ.
Aksile m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Aksel.
Aksili m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aksile.
Ákue m Greenlandic
Greenlandic short form of Aquila.
Akulluana f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Akuvdluana.
Ãkuluk f & m Greenlandic
Means "sweet little one" in Greenlandic.
Akuluk f Greenlandic
Feminine variant of Ãkuluk.
Akuvdluana f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Alaappaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Alãpât.
Alaaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Alâĸ.
Alagsantere m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alexander.
Alâĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Âlâraĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Âlare f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Alassanteri m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Alagsantere.
Aldora f Greenlandic
Feminine form of Aldor.
Aleĸ m Greenlandic
Means "harpoon line" in Greenlandic.
Aleĸa f Greenlandic
Means "older sister (of a boy)" in Greenlandic.
Aleĸatsiaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "beautiful, precious older sister of a boy" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Aleĸa and the suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Aleksantare m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alexander.
Aleq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aleĸ.
Aleqa f Greenlandic
Variant of Aleĸa.
Alexandari m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aleksantare.
Alexe m Greenlandic, Romanian
Romanian short form of Alexandru, as well as the archaic spelling of Greenlandic Alexi (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
Alexi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alex.
Aligoĸ m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aligoq.
Aligoq m Greenlandic
Means "mountain crystal, quartz" in Greenlandic, referring to a type of rock used as raw material for stone tools in traditional Greenlandic society.
Âlik m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Archaic spelling of Aalik, using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.
Alika f English, Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic
Low German variant of Aleka, as well as a Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Âlikse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alex.
Âlíse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alice.
Âlît f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aaliit, a Greenlandic form of Alice.
Alla f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic (Rare), Greenlandic (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing A(i)l, like Áila or the name element adal, like Aliisa.
Allaq m Greenlandic
Means "brown bear" in Greenlandic.
Allarneq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Atdlarneĸ.
Allerunnguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agdlerúnguaĸ.
Allinna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agdlína.
Alluaq m Greenlandic
Means "hole in the ice for fishing" in Greenlandic.
Allunaaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agdlunâĸ.
Alornerk m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Means "under-feet" in Inuktitut and Greenlandic.
Alorugtaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Aloruttaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Alorugtaĸ.
Altoora f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Hallþóra.
Altôra f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Altoora (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
Áma f Old Norse, Greenlandic, Norse Mythology
Feminine form of Ámr or a Greenlandic form of Amma. In Norse mythology this is the name of a giantess.
Amaartivat f & m Greenlandic
East Greenlandic name related to the word amaat meaning "a woman's coat with a large hood to carry children".
Ámâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Amalia.
Amâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Amalia.
Amareĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant of Amarok.
Amareq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Amareĸ.
Amaroq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Amarok.
Amârtivat f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Amaartivat (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
Âmâse m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Ameĸ f Greenlandic
Means "skin" in Greenlandic.
Ameq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ameĸ.
Ameraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "velvet (on stag antlers), bark" in Greenlandic.
Amersaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "worn-out cover made of skin" in Greenlandic.
Aminaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Aminaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aminaĸ.
Aminnguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic Inuit feminine name derived from ameq meaning "skin" and -nnguaq meaning "dear, little".
Amma f Norse Mythology, Old Swedish, Greenlandic
Has several possible meanings. May be a short form of names beginning with Arn- or Am-, derived from Old Swedish amma ("wet nurse"), Old Norse amma ("grandmother") or Old Norse ama ("dark one").... [more]
Ananiarse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ananias.
Ananiarsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ananiarse.
Ânâraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "there is the little one!" in Greenlandic.
Ânarse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Anders.
Anase m Greenlandic
Variant of Ânase.
Anasi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Anase.
Ânasîna f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aanasiina using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.
Anata m Greenlandic
Short form of Ãntariarse.
Anderse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Anders.
Âne f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ane 1.
Ane m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic ane meaning "big brother of a girl".
Ânêraĸ f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Means "sweet little Âne" in Greenlandic.
Ánga f Greenlandic
Means "niece (her brother's daughter)" in Greenlandic.
Angajo f & m Greenlandic
Old spelling of Angaju (according to the Greenlandic spelling reform of 1973).
Angajooraq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Angajôraĸ.
Angajôraĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Angajo and suffix -raq "young animal".
Angaju f & m Greenlandic
Means "older sibling of the same sex" in Greenlandic, thus either "big brother (to a boy)" or "big sister (to a girl)".
Angajugdleĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "the oldest one" in Greenlandic.
Angajulleq m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Angajugdleĸ.
Angâĸ m Greenlandic
Means "maternal uncle" in Greenlandic.
Angãnguaĸ m Greenlandic (Rare)
Combination of Angâĸ and the diminutive suffix -nnguaq.
Ángángûjuk m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Archaic spelling of Anngannguujuk (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography).
Ângâtsik m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Greenlandic angâtsiaq, meaning "long time".
Ãngê m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Possibly a Greenlandic form of Angel.
Angerdlánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "the dear one who has returned home" in Greenlandic.
Angerdlartoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "the one returning back home" in Greenlandic.
Angerlannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Angerdlánguaĸ.
Angerlarneq f Greenlandic
South Greenlandic name meaning "she who has returned home", originally used as a nickname for someone named after a deceased family member, due to ritual name avoidance (taboos in mentioning names of deceased relatives, even when newborns had been named for them).
Ãngîjuk f & m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Greenlandic angiu "mushroom" or alternatively a feminine form and a masculine variant of Ãngê.
Ángilik f Greenlandic
Means "European Golden Plover" in Greenlandic.
Ângît m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Possibly taken from Greenlandic angit "luck".
Ãngka m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Greenlandic form of Ankarl.
Angnîta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Agneta.
Ãnguaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "sweet little one" in Greenlandic.
Ãngualuk m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Means "little sweet" in Greenlandic.
Ãnguarârssuk f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Greenlandic ánguara, "sweetheart".
Anguk m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Angúnguaĸ f Greenlandic
Derived from the combination of Anguk with the Greenlandic suffix -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear".
Angusínâĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the One proficient in catching sea mammals" in Greenlandic.
Angússuánguaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Angusuatsiaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "may he be able to catch plenty of sea mammals" in Greenlandic.
Angut m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic angut meaning "man".
Angute m Greenlandic
Variant of Angut.
Anguti m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Angute.
Angutitsiaĸ m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic angut meaning "man" combined with the suffix -tsiaκ meaning "beautiful, precious".
Angutivdluarssugssuaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown. It is probably related to Angut.
Ani m Greenlandic
Variant of Ane.
Ania m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ane. It also means "her older brother" in Greenlandic, derived from Ane with -a, the Greenlandic possessive-genitive marker.
Aningaaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aningâĸ.
Aningâĸ m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "big brother of a girl" in Greenlandic. Aningâĸ is the name of the moon in Greenlandic mythology.
Aningan m Inuit Mythology, Greenlandic
The god of the moon among the Inuit of Greenland. He is called Igaluk by the Inuit of Canada and Alaska.
Anínguaĸ m Greenlandic
Combination of Ane and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Aninnguaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Anínguaĸ.
Âníse f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aanissi (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography).
Ânitse f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Annasi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ánáse.
Annga f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ánga.
Anngannguujuk m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Derived from Greenlandic anngak meaning "her brother's child" combined with the suffix -nguujuk meaning "sweet little". (Also compare the Greenlandic kinship terms qangiak/qangiaq "his brother's child" and nuaraluaq and ujoruk, both of which mean "sister's child".) This is the name of a character in a Greenlandic legend which is popular among children.
Anngilik f Greenlandic
Younger form of Ángilik.
Ano m Finnish, Greenlandic
Finnish name meaning "asked for", derived from the Finnish verb anoa meaning "to ask" and Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Anoraannguaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Anorãnguaĸ.
Anorãnguaĸ m Greenlandic
Maybe a combination of Anore and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".