Save Gender Feminine Usage Greenlandic Meaning & History Means "sinew, tendon, thread" in Greenlandic. It was used by the Danish explorer and author Peter Freuchen for the heroine of his novel Ivalu, the Eskimo Wife (1930). Related Names User SubmissionsIvalu, Ivalú PopularityDetails Last ranked #5 in 2001 Greenland (by decade) Categories body parts