Nivkh Submitted Names

Nivkh names are used by the Nivkh people of eastern Russia.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

ANGUK Ангук f Nivkh

ANKA f Nivkh
Derived from the Nivkh word for "year".

ANYUK f Nivkh

ATVUK m Nivkh

AYZIK f Nivkh (Archaic)
Derived from Nivkh ayzn meaning "gold". Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.

AZMUN m Nivkh
From Nivkh azr meaning "gift".

AZRUN m Nivkh

AZUK Азук f Nivkh

CHALUN m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh ch'alu meaning "fog"; used to denote a male child born on a foggy day.

CHAMUK f Nivkh
From Nivkh ch'am meaning "eagle".

CHANGIN m Nivkh
From Nivkh chand meaning "to be white".

CHAVLIK f Nivkh

CHUNER m Nivkh
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Chuner Taksami (1931-2014), a Russian ethnographer of Nivkh ethnicity.

EFKUK f Nivkh

ESAVURA Есавура f Nivkh

EZDANOK m Nivkh

EZGUK f Nivkh

IGLIK f Nivkh

ITKUN m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh itt meaning "talkative". This name was traditionally given to male children who talked a lot.

KASKAZIK m Nivkh
Used as a nickname.

KEKHAN m Nivkh
From Nivkh kekh meaning "seagull".

KELIN m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh k'ed meaning "lean, thin".

KENRAN m Nivkh
From Nivkh k'enrad meaning "to have fun", "to sing".

KHAYLIN m Nivkh
From Nivkh khay meaning "pigeon".

KHIVCHUK f Nivkh
Name given to girls whose mothers could not bear children for a period of time and suffered through a difficult birth.

KOKIN m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh k'od meaning "sleep".

LANTS m Nivkh

LERGAN m Nivkh
From Nivkh lerd meaning "play".

LIDIK f Nivkh
From Nivkh lygdyd meaning "watching, wide-eyed".

LISKIT f Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh liskt meaning "neat, clean".

LONGUN m Nivkh

LUSHKURA f Nivkh

LUZGIN m Nivkh
From lud meaning "to sing".

LYKHTKK f Nivkh
Means "bad weather"; derived from Nivkh lykh. This name was used on baby girls born on days of inclement weather.

MEMZGUN m Nivkh
From Nivkh mem meaning "rainbow"; given to baby boys born during the time of a rainbow.

MUFCHIK m Nivkh
Derived from the Nivkh word mugv meaning "day", being used on children born in the daytime.

NAPUIN m Nivkh
From the Nivkh word for "animal" and puyd meaning "fly".

NIFTYUK f Nivkh
Name given to a woman who has had many children, all which died with her.

NYENGUN m Nivkh

NYGVIK f Nivkh
Means "dark"; from the Nivkh word nyd meaning "dark". This name was given to baby girls born when it was getting dark (for example, at night).

NYUNKIN m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh nink meaning "small".

OCHAN m Nivkh
From Nivkh otgan meaning "garbage, waste".

OKHNIK f Nivkh

PALGUN m Nivkh
From Nivkh paln meaning "mountain", indicating a child born in the mountains.

PANKO f Nivkh

PARKIZIN m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh park and yzn meaning "his own master". This name was traditionally given to independent young boys.

PILGUN m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh pild meaning "to be large".

PINEYK f Nivkh

PONASHK f Nivkh

PULYCHKH m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh pulk vuld meaning "to walk on all fours", therefore on the knees.

PUNGAT m Nivkh
From Nivkh pyna meaning "bird".

PYGSK f Nivkh

PYGZYK f Nivkh

PYLYMK f Nivkh
Name given to the older sister of a mother.

RSHOLIN m Nivkh (Archaic)
Traditional Nivkh name of unknown meaning. Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.

SMEDUN m Nivkh
Means "loving"; derived from Nivkh ezmud meaning "love".

TATUK f Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh t'atn meaning "morning", used to indicate girls born in the morning.

TAVTUGIN m Nivkh
Used on baby boys born at or near a lake.

TOLVIN m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh tolv meaning "summer"; used on baby boys born in the summertime.

TYMGUK f Nivkh
From Nivkh tym meaning "cranberry".

TYNVIN m Nivkh
From Nivkh tynad meaning "to be exact, correct".

UKRIN m Nivkh
Bestowed on children born by a fire.

ULITA f Nivkh, Russian (Archaic)
Cognate of JULITA.

UMKHUN f Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh umd meaning "angry".

URKAYN m Nivkh
Means "night"; derived from Nivkh urk. This name was given to boys born at midnight.

URYAM m Nivkh
From Nivkh urd meaning "good".

VADUN m Nivkh