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Gender Feminine
Usage Greenlandic
Other Forms FormsAviaĸ (old spelling), Aviaaja (old spelling: Aviâja), Aaviaat, Aaviak, Aaviaq, Aavigannguaq, Avigiaq (uncertain)
Meaning & History
Greenlandic feminine (formerly unisex) name meaning "family member, relative", derived from the stem avik "part (of the family)" which is itself composed of aak "blood" and the suffix vik "real".This is a cognate of the East Greenlandic feminine (formerly unisex) name Aviâja (modern spelling: Aaviaaja) meaning "cousin" or "half-cousin".