Popular and traditional Greenlandic names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Greenland. 36 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes | Pure; Holy | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Alma | Soul; Nourishing | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Astrid | Divinely beautiful | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ebba | Strength of a boar | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Elsa | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Frida | Peace | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ida | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | German, Norse |
| Linnea | Twinflower | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Liv | Life | 👧 Girl | Dutch, Norse |
| Maja | Great; Mother (Maia) | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Saga | Seeing one; The goddess Saga | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Sofie | Wisdom | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Wilma | Resolute protector | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Aput | Snow | 🧒 Unisex | Inuit |
| Embla | The first woman in Norse myth | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Frederik | Peaceful ruler | 👦 Boy | Danish |
| Hedda | Battle | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ingeborg | Ing's protection | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ingrid | Ing's beauty | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Inuk | Person; Human being | 👦 Boy | Inuit |
| Karin | Pure | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Kirsten | Christian; Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Mads | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | Danish |
| Malik | King; Wave | 👦 Boy | English, Greenlandic |
| Malthe | Mighty warrior | 👦 Boy | Danish |
| Nanuq | Polar bear | 👦 Boy | Inuit |
| Nuka | Younger sibling | 🧒 Unisex | Inuit |
| Rasmus | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Danish, Estonian |
| Selma | Godly helmet; Peace; Safe | 👧 Girl | Norse, Bosnian |
| Signe | New victory | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Sigrid | Beautiful victory | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Siku | Ice | 🧒 Unisex | Inuit |
| Solveig | Sun strength | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Søren | Stern; Severe | 👦 Boy | Danish |
| Tove | Beautiful Thor | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ylva | She-wolf | 👧 Girl | Norse |