Greenlandic Names
By shvibziks
Updated Thu May 25 2023
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Beautiful Greenlandic names (including Nordic names which are popular in Greenland) which, despite some tricky pronunciations, could easily become trendy outside of Greenland. A lot of the names are actually just Greenlandic variations of Nordic names, Greenland has afterall been a part of Denmark for many, many years.
- Absalon
- Asta
Origin:
NorwegianMeaning:
"divine strength"Description:
This Scandinavian name was made famous in English-speaking countries as the name of the dog in the "Thin Man" series. Danish actress Asta Nielsen was another famous bearer. Asta can be considered as a short form of Astrid or Augusta.
- Aaviak
- Amaalik
- Amaroq
- Aputsiaq
- Aqqaluk
- Augo
- Aviaaja
- Detlef
- Emanuel
Origin:
Spelling variation of Emmanuel, HebrewMeaning:
"God is with us"Description:
Fewer letters does not always mean easier—the traditional spelling is the one most people will recognize.
- Eqaluk
- Fariitariikka
- Hedvig
- Isak
- Iiliit
- Illaaq
- Inuk
- Ivaana
- Ivaaq