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12/27/2022, 10:11 PM Mike C
8/4/2012, 3:23 PM SeaHorse15
8/4/2012, 2:50 PM SeaHorse15
7/27/2012, 12:17 PM SeaHorse15
7/27/2012, 10:02 AM SeaHorse15

Name Aviaq
Gender Feminine
Usage Greenlandic
Other Forms FormsAviaĸ (old spelling), Aviaaja (old spelling: Aviâja), Aaviaat, Aaviak, Aaviaq, Aavigannguaq, Avigiaq (uncertain)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

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".
Added 7/27/2012 by SeaHorse15