Pavia

Possibly originally a name of Greenlandic derivation. Used as a rendering of Paul since the 18th century.


Anna

a female given name from Danish, equivalent to English Ann


Mari

a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary


kalaallisut

Kalaallisut oqalussinnaanngilanga.


Mika

a male given name from Danish, equivalent to English Michael


Piia

Borrowed from Danish Beate and, later, from Pia.


danskeq

danskeq (absolutive singular)
danskit (absolutive plural)
danskip (ergative singular)
danskit (ergative plural)
danskimut (allative singular)
danskinut (allative plural)
danskimit (ablative singular)
danskinit (ablative plural)
danskikkut (prolative singular)
danskitigut (plural prolative)
danskimi (locative singular)
danskini (locative plural)
danskimik (instrumental singular)
danskinik (instrumental plural)
danskisut (equative)


qallunaatut

1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit
Siggunni seerisut tassaapput herpes taakkulu qallunaatut taaguutit nuannarineqartut "forkølelses- imlt. kyssesår" atorneqarput, kiinami tinupasunut seerisunut, pingaartumik siggunni.
["Leakings/leakers"? (seerivoq + -toq)] on the mouth are herpes, and the Danish popular [probably a mistranslation of populær, which also means "widely used"] terms "forkølelses- or kyssesår" are used about leaking lumps in the face, especially on the mouth.


Mati

Borrowed from Danish Matthias and Matthæus.


Najaaraq

From naja (“younger sister of a male”) + -araq, diminutive suffix.


Najannguaq

naja (“younger sister of a male”) + -nnguaq (endearing diminutive suffix)


Nuka

From nuka (“younger sibling of the same gender; a boy's little brother”).


Nukannguaq

From nuka (“younger sibling of the same gender; a girl's little sister”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix).


Aqqalu

From aqqaluk (“younger brother of a female”).


Erneeraq

From erneq (“son”) + -eraq, diminutive suffix.


Inunnguaq

inuk (“human being”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Paneeraq

From panik (“daughter”) + -eraq, diminutive suffix.


Paninnguaq

panik (“daughter”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Paarnannguaq

[pɑʶːn.nəŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

paarnaq (“berry”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Pilunnguaq

pilu (“leaf”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Arnannguaq

arnaq (“woman”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Pilutannguaq

pilutaq (“leaf”) + -nnguaq (-endearing suffix)


Aviaaja

From an East Greenlandic stem meaning "cousin".


Ivalu

From the Thule region, meaning "sinew". Name of a character in a Danish novel (1930) by Peter Freuchen.


Pipaluk

pi + -paluk (“diminutive/endearing suffix (used in Thule)”)


Naasunnguaq

[nəː.sʉŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

naasoq (“flower”) + -nnguaq (endearing affix)


Salik

Western Greenlandic, possibly from saliisoq (“the cleanser”). Name of a boy in 1980s children's books and radio programs.


Paarma

From paarmaq (“berry”), Southern Greenlandic variant of Paarnaq.


Paarnaq

From paarnaq (“berry, fruit”), specially crowberry.


Aaju

From a baby talk form of angaju (“older sibling of the same sex”).


Aajunnguaq

From Aaju, a baby talk form of angaju (“older sibling of the same sex”) + -nnguaq, endearing suffix.


Angerla

Shortened from angerlartoq (“the one who has returned home”), for someone named after a deceased relative.


Angerlannguaq

[a.ŋɜɬ.ɬəŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]


Angerlartoq

From angerlartoq (“the one who has returned home”), for someone named after a deceased relative.


Angerlartunnguaq

[a.ŋɜɬ.ɬɑt.tʉŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

angerlartoq (“the one who has returned home (i.e. someone named after a deceased relative)”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Aminnguaq

ameq (“skin”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Avatannguaq

avataq (“sealskin float”) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix)


Aviaq

From the stem avik (“part (of the family)”), from aak (“blood”) + suffix -vik (“real”).


Ilasiaq

From ilasiaq (“a companion acquired”) (through magic), a name from mythology.


Inuuteq

Hypocoristic form of Inuk, meaning "my human being".


Inutsiaq

From inuk (“human being, man”) + suffix -tsiaq (“handsome, precious”).


Ivinnguaq

Variant of Ivik, from ivik (“grass”) + -nnguaq, endearing suffix.


Kikivik

Variant of Kikkik, from kikkik (“the ugly one”), an endearing term used by parents who mean just the opposite, "the sweet one".


Kikkik

From kikkik (“the ugly one”), an endearing term used by parents who mean just the opposite, "the sweet one".


Kuluk

From a baby talk form of aakkuluk or iikkuluk (“you sweet little one”).


Kulunnguaq

From Kuluk (a male or female given name) + -nnguaq (endearing suffix).


Kunuk

Mythological name of uncertain meaning, possible short for inequnaq (“the sweet, cute little one”)


Oquna

Baby talk form of inequnaq (“sweet, dear”).


Nivikka

Shortened from niviarsiaq (“girl”) + -kkana, name suffix.


Qunaaq

Short form of Inequnaaq, inequnaq (“handsome, sweet”).


Qulutak

From one of the names for the snow bunting.


Qulutana

From one of the names for the snow bunting, Qulutaq + the name suffix -na.


Qulutannguaq

From one of the names for the snow bunting, Qulutaq + endearing suffix -nnguaq.


Qaaqqutsiaq

From qaaqqusaq (“the summoned guest”) + the suffix -tsiaq (“beautiful, precious”), a term of address for a child named after a deceased relative.


Utertoq

From utertoq (“the returned one”), for a child named after a deceased relative.


Utertunnguaq

Variant of Utertoq, from utertoq (“the returned one”) + endearing suffix -nnguaq.


Masauna

From archaic masaut (“wet snow”) + name ending -na.


Masaana

Variant of Masauna, from archaic masaut (“wet snow”) + name ending -na.


Serminnguaq

From sermeq (“ice”) + endearing suffix -nnguaq.


Masaatsiaq

From archaic masaut (“wet snow”) + suffix -tsiaq (“handsome, precious”).


Maannguaq

[məːŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

Originally a pet name for a baby, from maarpoq (“the whining or wailing one”) + endearing suffix -nnguaq.


Meqqusaaq

Possibly from a Thule dialect variant of meqqoq (“feather, hair”).


Parnuuna

Probably originally a pet name for a baby from paanngorpoq (“crawling”) + the name suffix -na.


Sikkerninnguaq

From Sikkerneq (“flower”) + endearing suffix -nnguaq. Meaning = Sweet little flower.


Tukummeq

From tukumavoq (“quick, alert, generous”).


Natuk

Originally a baby talk form of some name, possibly from inequnartoq (“sweet, darling”)


Taatsiaq

Possibly from taasaq (“the mentioned one”) or atsiaq (“one named after a deceased person”). Mentioning the real name of a deceased relative was avoided for cultural purposes.


Taatsiannguaq

Variant of Taatsiaq with the endearing suffix -nnguaq.


Atangana

From atangat + na, given name suffix, probably meaning "the one who remained, the sole surviving child".


Kuuna

Borrowed in the Middle Ages from Old Norse kona (“woman”).


Suersaq

Possibly a contraction of suuersagaq (“the healed one”).


arabiamiutut

Danskit netimi aviisianni arabiamiutut oqaasilimmi Akhbar.dk-mi allaaserisakkut imamiusimasoq Ahmed Akkari allappoq, nammineq islamistit pisuusaartut Myhammedimik ajornartorsiorneq atorlugu imminnut qaffassartut qimanniarlugit Kalaallit Nunaannut nuussimalluni, fr.dk allappoq.

2008, Sermitsiaq, Akkarip imamit sakkortuumik isornartorsiorpai:

In a column in the Arabic-language Danish online newspaper Akhbar.dk, the former imam, Ahmed Akkari, writes that he has moved to Greenland to get away from what he calls hypocritical Islamists who use the Muhammad crisis to achieve status, writes dr.dk.


franskisut

Assersuutit qulaaniittut arlallit franskisuuniit oqaasersiaapput, ...

Several of the examples above are loanwords from French, ...


Biibi

a female given name from Danish, equivalent to English Phoebe


Qittoora

K'ítôra (alternative)
Kítôra (alternative)


Qitura

K'itura (alternative)
Kitura (alternative)


Pitsi

Borrowed from Danish Bitten and Petrine.


Saarannguaq

[sɑː.ʁəŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]


Laannguaq

[ləːŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]


Jooriina

a female given name from Danish, equivalent to English Georgina


Lâse

Archaic spelling of Laasi: a male given name from Danish


Aalut

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Aaron


Aggu

Borrowed from Danish August and Augustinus and, as a rare female name, from Augusta.


Iisaaq

a male given name from Danish, equivalent to English Isaac


Paalu

Borrowed from Danish Paul, Paulus, Poul.


saamisut

Mâliâraĸ Vebæk / 70-liisoq / atuakkiai saqqummissasut russisut saamisullu

1987 April 22, Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

Mâliâraĸ Vebæk / 70 years old / her books will be published in Russian and Sami.


kalaaleq

kalaallit (plural)
Kalaleq (alternative)

Uncertain. Perhaps a borrowing from and alteration of Old Norse skrælingi. According to Online Etymology Dictionary, Hans Egede claimed that "the Eskimos themselves told him that they got the name from the Norsemen who once lived in Greenland."


tuluk

tuluit (plural)
tuluk (absolutive singular)
tuluit (absolutive plural)
tuluup (ergative singular)
tuluit (ergative plural)
tulummut (allative singular)
tulunnut (allative plural)
tulummit (ablative singular)
tulunnit (ablative plural)
tulukkut (prolative singular)
tulutsigut (plural prolative)
tulummi (locative singular)
tulunni (locative plural)
tulummik (instrumental singular)
tulunnik (instrumental plural)
tuluttut (equative)


tunumiusut

Equative of tunumioq (“inhabitant of Tunu”).

East Greenlandic (lect spoken in Eastern Greenland)


araberisut

Takunnissimasut oqaatigaat pinerluttuliortoq saassussinnginnermini araberisut nillialluni oqarsimasoq "guuti angivoq". Pinerluttuliortoq politiinik suli ujaarineqarpoq. DR allappoq.

2018, M. Wallach, KNR - Strasbourgimi peqqaarniisaarluni saassussineq, archived from the original on 2021-01-30:

Witnesses heard the perpetrator shout 'God is great' in Arabic just before the attack. Police are still looking for the perpetrator.