Ínisaĸ

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Usage

Greenland Greenlandic

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Origin and Meaning

1) Greenlandic name meaning 'The one who was given life' (through the aid of innersuit – the fire beings (helper spirits))

According to legends, this name could be mentioned in the ears of a deceased by a specially powerful shaman, and the deceased would be revived and come back into life [1] [2]

2) Greenlandic variant form of Ínarik [1] [2]

Related Names

Ínisaĸ
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Greenlandic
Innisaq
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Frequency of occurance as female nameFrequency of occurance as male name
Greenlandic

Further Information

Predominant Regional Usage

Greenlandic Mythology

  • According to legends, this name could be mentioned through the ears of a deceased by a specially powerful shaman, and the deceased would be revived and come back into life [2]

Statistics

Name Count per Country (What's this?)

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Country
Commonness
Commonness
Total Female ♀ Male ♂
as
main
name#
also
middle
name&
as
main
name#
also
middle
name&
as
main
name#
also
middle
name&
Sweden Sweden[3]
0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark Denmark[4]
0
n.a.
0
n.a.
0
n.a.
Norway Norway[5]
61
n.a.
61
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Finland Finland[6]
n.a.
0 0 0 0 0
Greenland Greenland[7]
0 0
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
  #: count of main first name only
  &: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published
for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Ínisaĸ.


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (2015)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Greenland Language Secretariat Oqaasileriffik http://www.oqaasileriffik.gl/kl
  3. Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  4. Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  5. Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  6. Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
  7. Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/