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.
Koorna m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gunnar.
K'ôrĸa f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Qooqqa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
Kôrna m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Koorna using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.
Korngkoortia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Concordia (via Danish Konkordie).
Korngkôrtia f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Korngkoortia.
K'orsuk m Greenlandic
Means "yellowish, green" in Greenlandic.
Kristîna f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling (in accordance with the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used until 1973) of Kristiina, the Greenlandic form of Christina.
Kristorfi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kristorfe.
Krîta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Greta.
K'uâ f Greenlandic
Possibly came from the Greenlandic word quaq meaning 'frozen meat'.
K'uaraĸ m Greenlandic
Means "bunch of flowers or seeds" in Greenlandic.
K'ugdlugiaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "earthworm" in Greenlandic.
K'ugtoraĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ûik f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "the narrow bone in the hind flipper of a seal".
Kûitse m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ujage m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "favoured one", "favourite", "prized", "darling".
K’ujâĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ujana m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "favourite", "prized".... [more]
K'ujanapaluk m Greenlandic
Means "little gratifying one" in Greenlandic.
K'ujâraĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of K’ujâĸ and -raq "young animal".
Kûka f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kúkilaut f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kukkilaat f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kúkilaut.
Kûlik f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ulitsaĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "a man's skin overcoat of caribou skin with the hairs inward".
Kulo f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'uloĸutsuk m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Archaic spelling of Quloqutsuk (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
Kulooq m & f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Taannakulooq.
Kulu f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kulo.
Kuluk m Greenlandic
Variant of Kunuk.
Kûlumât m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gudmand.
K'ulutaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "snow bunting" in Greenlandic.
K'ulutapaluk m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of K'ulutaĸ and suffix -paluk "dear little".
K'umangâpik m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kúnare m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Kunnari (in accordance with the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used until 1973).
K'unerna f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "one whom one finds sweet/attractive" (see also K'unâĸ).
Kúngo f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Kunngu, a Greenlandic variant or short form of Konkordia.
K'unguleĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "Greenland scurvy-grass".
K'unîk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "ugly, untidy, fat one" (originally a nickname).
K'unínge m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "ugly, untidy, fat one" (originally a nickname).
Kunnari m Finnish, Greenlandic
Finnish and Greenlandic form of Gunnar.
Kunngu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant or short form of Konkordia. Also compare Korngkoortia and Kongkortia.
Kûno f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gudny.
Kûnstânse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Constance.
Kunuk m Greenlandic
Possibly a short form of inequnaq ("sweet one").
Kunût m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Knútr.
Kunuut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Knut. This was the Greenlandic name of Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933), a Danish polar explorer and anthropologist of partial Inuit descent.
K'upaluna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name deriving from qupaluk, another word for qupaloraarsuk meaning "snow bunting".
K'usoraĸ m Greenlandic
Means "elegant, foppish" in Greenlandic.
Kûstât m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gustaf.
K'utuk f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'collarbone'.
Kuuitsi m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kûitse.
Kuuka f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kûka.
Kuulik f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kûlik.
Kuulumaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûlumât.
Kuuna f Greenlandic
Reformed spelling of Kona, a Greenlandic name meaning "woman, wife" in Old Norse.
Kuunstaansi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûnstânse.
Kuunu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûno.
Kuupik m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kuustaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûstât.
Kuutak m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûtak.
Kuutiffaariit m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Gûtivfarît.
Laapanni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâpáne.
Laasa m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâsa.
Laatsiaq f Greenlandic
A Greenlandic form of Rahab, formed using the Greenlandic suffix -tsiaq meaning "beautiful, precious, fair-sized".
Laavara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâvara.
Lâpáne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Laban.
Lârto m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lars.
Lâsa m Greenlandic
Short form of Lâsaruse.
Lâsaruse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lazarus.
Lãtsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Laatsiaq.
Lâvara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Laura.
Lâvaríse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lavrits.
Lîa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic from of Lea.
Liikkiit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Likît.
Liili f Estonian, Greenlandic
Estonian variant of Lili and Greenlandic younger form of Lîle.
Liilianni f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lîliáne.
Liiu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lîu.
Likît f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Rikîna.
Lîle f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lilli.
Lîliáne f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lilian.
Lîu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Leo.
Lôĸe m Greenlandic
Diminutive of Lûtivik.
Looqi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lôĸe.
Looriit m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lôrît.
Lorense m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lorens.
Lorensi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lorense.
Lôrît m Greenlandic
Diminutive of Lorense.
Lûíse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Louis.
Lúka m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lukas.
Lúkarse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant of Lukas.
Lukkarsi m Greenlandic
Younger form of Lúkarse.
Lûsa f Greenlandic
Variant of Rûsa.
Lûsîa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lucia.
Lutia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lydia.
Lûtivik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ludwig.
Lûto m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ludo.
Lutse m Greenlandic
Possibly a Greenlandic form of Lothar.
Lutsîa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lydia.
Lutsia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lydia.
Luui m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Louis.
Luuissi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lûíse.
Luusiia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lûsîa.
Luutivik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lûtivik.
Luutsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lutse.
Luutsia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lutsia.
Luutsiia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lutsîa.
Luutsivik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lutsivik.
Luutu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lûto.
Luuvi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lûve.
Lûve f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lovi.
Lûvîsa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lovisa.
Maalaviaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Mâlaviaĸ.
Maalia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâlia.
Maaliaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâliãna.
Maanooq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mânôĸ.
Maanusi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mânuse.
Maaqujuk m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâĸujuk.
Maaraq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâraĸ.
Maaritsi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâritse.
Magseránguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Magserannguaq using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.
Magserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]
Makkaritta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Margarita.
Makkoq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mákoĸ.
Mákoĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marcus.
Mâĸujuk m & f Greenlandic
Means "the one who often moans/wails" in Greenlandic.
Mala m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic "malaq" meaning 'throat'.
Mâlaviaĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Maleraĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the one you follow" or "friend" in Greenlandic.
Maleraq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Maleraĸ.
Mâlia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Maria.
Mâliãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marianne.
Maligiaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "mid-size wave" in Greenlandic.
Maligiaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Maligiaĸ.
Maliinannguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Malînánguaĸ.
Maliit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Malît.
Malîna f Greenlandic
Means "the one to follow", cognate of malippaa ("to follow someone") and the suffix -na (denotes a personal name). In Greenlandic mythology Malîna is the goddess of the sun and the sister of Anningan, god of the moon... [more]
Malina f Inuit Mythology, Greenlandic
In Inuit mythology, Malina is the name of a solar goddess. She is constantly fleeing from her brother, the moon god Igaluk (Inuit) or Anningan (Grenlandic), and their eternal chase explains the movement of the sun and moon through the sky.
Malînánguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little one to follow", combined with Malîna and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Malît f Greenlandic
Short form of Matdlîna.
Malliina f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Matdlîna.
Mamiaĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Mamiaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mamiaĸ.
Mangaangiusaaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mangângiussâĸ.
Mangaanna m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mangãna.
Mangãna m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Mangângiussâĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name of unknown meaning, see also Mangãna.
Mángilik f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "the one with the drum song", from a combination of manngaluartoq "singing (drum-)songs" and -lik, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "equipped with" that denotes that the the root word is a form of amulet or helper spirit.
Manngilik f Greenlandic
Younger form of Mángilik.
Mano m Greenlandic
Means "under chin" or "frost crystals formed from breath" in Greenlandic.
Manumina f & m Greenlandic
Means "small piece of fur under the chin" in Greenlandic.
Mânuse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Magnus.
Manutooq m Greenlandic
Means "one with a big fur under chin" in Greenlandic.
Maqqioq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Marĸioĸ.
Maqujuk m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mâĸujuk.
Mâraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "sweet little one" in Greenlandic.
Mare f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marie.
Mariaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mariãna.
Mariãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marianna.
Mariina f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Greenlandic
Finnish and Estonian variant of Marina and younger Greenlandic form of Marîna.
Mârio m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marius.
Mâritse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marit.
Marĸioĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the one uttering healing formulas" in Greenlandic.
Markitse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Margit.
Markitsi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Markitse.
Masaani f Greenlandic
Younger form of Masáune.
Masaanna f Greenlandic
Younger form of Masáuna.
Masáuna f Greenlandic
Variant form of Masauna or maybe a combination of massaat meaning "plaster for a wound" and suffix -na.
Masauna m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of masaut (masaujjuq) meaning "wet snow" and suffix -na.
Masautsiaκ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Masáuna and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Masik m & f Greenlandic
From Greenlandic masik meaning "the curved cross-tree in front of the ring of a kayak" and from Greenlandic masik meaning "gills (of a fish)", depending per dialect.
Massaaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mavsâĸ.
Massaarannguaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mássâránguaĸ.
Massaaraq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mavsâraĸ.
Massannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mavsánguaĸ.
Mássâránguaĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little healed one", combined with Mavsâraĸ and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Mátalîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Magdalena.
Matdlîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Malina.
Matiarse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant of Matthias.
Matiarsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Matiarse.
Matîuse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Matthæus.
Mavsâĸ m Greenlandic
Means "healed, cured" in Greenlandic.
Mavsalugtoĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the insufficiently healed one" in Greenlandic.
Mavsánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little healed one", combined with Mavsâĸ and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Mavsannguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mavsánguaĸ.
Mavsâraĸ m Greenlandic
Combination of Greenlandic Mavsâĸ and -âraĸ "young animal".
f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mina.
Meeraq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mêraĸ.
Meqo f Greenlandic
Meaning and origin unknown.
Meqqisaalik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Merĸisâlik.
Meqqoq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Merĸoĸ.
Meqqusaalik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "coarse woollen material", "rug", "travelling rug".
Mêraĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "child" in Greenlandic.
Merĸoĸ m & f Greenlandic
Means "feather" in Greenlandic.
Merĸupaluk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Merĸoĸ and suffix -paluk "dear little".
Merĸusâĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "featherlike" or "that which resembles feather" or "new or recently grown fur".
Migdliaĸ m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Milliaq (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
Miggile m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mikkel.
Miggili m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Miggile.
Mii f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of .
Miilla f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mîtdla.
Miiuk m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mîuk.
Mikertik f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Mikertina m Greenlandic
Greenlandic combination of Mikertik and -na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name.
Míkike m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Mikile m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mikkel.
Mikili m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mikile.
Mikkiki m Greenlandic
Younger form of Míkike.
Mikkili m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Míkile.
Milak m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Milínguaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown, with the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Milliaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "umbilical cord". Alternatively it could mean "a piece of skin or cloth placed under food, mat, dish", or it could be a 'Greenlandic shaman's language name' meaning "an older brother to a girl".
Mîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mina.
Minago m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Minagu m Greenlandic
Younger form of Minago.
Mineĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "little bit" (originally a diminutive ending).
Mineq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mineĸ.
Mîtdla f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mitra 2.
Miteĸ m Greenlandic
Means "sea duck" in Greenlandic.
Miteq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Miteĸ.
Miteraĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "chick of a sea duck, Common Eider". Combination of Miteĸ and -raq "young animal".
Miteraq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Miteraĸ.
Mitsíka f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Mitsikka f Greenlandic
Younger form of Mitsíka.
Mîuk m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Môrténe m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Morten.
Motzfeldte m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name derived from the German surname Motzfeldt, from the place name Motzfeld.
Mûna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mona 2.
Musaasaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Mussaussaĸ.
Mussaussaĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Mutse m Greenlandic
Short form of Motzfeldte.
Mutsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mutse.
Mutti m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mutse.
Muuna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Mûna.
Naaja f Greenlandic
Younger form of Nauja.
Naajaraq f Greenlandic
Means "gull hatchling" in Greenlandic, deriving from naaja meaning "gull; seagull" and raq meaning "cub; hatchling; baby animal".
Naala f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nâla.
Naamaaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Naimâĸ.
Naasoq f Greenlandic
Means "plant, flower" in Greenlandic.
Naasu f Greenlandic
Younger form of Nausso.
Naatat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Nâtat.
Nagdligssaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Nagtoralik m Greenlandic
Means "white-tailed sea-eagle" in Greenlandic.
Naimâĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Najaaja f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Najâja.
Najaaraq f Greenlandic
Means "little Naja", derived from the popular Greenlandic name Naja combined with the diminutive suffix araq.
Najaati f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Najaute.
Najagtâ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant of Najagtâĸ.
Najagtâĸ f Greenlandic
Means "a boy's new little sister" in Greenlandic.
Najagtãnguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "a brother's new sweet little sister", combined with Najagtâĸ and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".
Najâja f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Naja and affix -aaja is a Greenlandic affix used for and by children.
Najâka f Greenlandic
Greenlandic diminutive of Naja.
Najákuluk f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Najánguaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "a boy's sweet little sister". Combination of Naja and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".