Greenlandic Name Generator
First names and family names from Kalaallit Nunaat
Get names from Greenland, such as Pipaluk Enoksen, Salik Ostermann and Ane Marie Christiansen. The 500 entries are full names, Kalaallisut and Danish given names, and the family names Greenlanders carry, from Jeremiassen to Kreutzmann.
About Greenlandic names
Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat in its own language, has a naming pattern you can spot at once: a given name that is Greenlandic, Danish or biblical, followed by a family name that usually looks Danish or German. Hereditary family names arrived with the Danish colonial era and the missions. Many are -sen names built on a baptismal name, which is why Petersen and Olsen stand beside Jeremiassen, Enoksen and Filemonsen. Others, such as Heilmann, Chemnitz, Fleischer and Kreutzmann, go back to European men, Danes, Norwegians and Germans among them, who came with the colonial trade or the missions and married into Greenlandic families. In East Greenland and the far north, where family names were taken later, many are Greenlandic personal names, such as Kuitse and Qujaukitsoq.
Given names moved the other way. For generations most children were baptized Hans, Jens, Ane or Karen, often with a Greenlandic form in daily speech: Piitaq for Peter, Kaali for Karl, Maalia for Maria. From the 1970s on, traditional names such as Aqqaluk, Minik, Malik, Pipaluk, Ivalu and Navarana came back into wide use, along with names in -nnguaq, an ending of endearment.
The list has 380 full names, 60 family names and 60 given names on their own, all in the modern spelling that replaced the old orthography in 1973.
How to choose Greenlandic names
- Match the given name to the generation. A grandparent is more likely to be a Hans, Karen or Ane Marie, and a grandchild a Minik, Ivalu or Paninnguaq.
- A German or Danish family name does not make a character a newcomer. Families such as Heilmann, Chemnitz and Kreutzmann have been Greenlandic for generations.
- For a character from the east coast or the far north, a Greenlandic family name such as Kuitse, Umeerinneq or Qujaukitsoq fits better than a -sen name.
- Double given names follow Danish habit and are common: Hans Peter, Ane Marie, Karl-Peter. A Greenlandic and a Danish name together, as in Pipaluk Marie, also works.
- Keep the modern spelling for a present-day character: Aqqaluk with a double q, Paninnguaq with a double n. Older books and records use the spelling from before 1973.
Frequently asked questions
What are common last names in Greenland?
Most are -sen names such as Petersen, Olsen, Jensen and Hansen, along with ones built on biblical baptismal names, such as Jeremiassen, Enoksen and Filemonsen. A second group goes back to European men who settled in Greenland: Heilmann, Kleist, Lynge, Chemnitz and Kreutzmann are examples. The list gives 60 family names on their own and uses more than 130 in its full names.
What does the ending -nnguaq mean in Greenlandic names?
It is an ending of endearment, close to "dear little". Paninnguaq is built on the word for daughter and Inunnguaq on the word for person, and the ending is also added to borrowed names, as in Piitannguaq from Piitaq. The list has names of this kind alone and in full names such as Paninnguaq Egede.
Are Piitaq and Kaali Greenlandic names?
They are Greenlandic forms of European names: Piitaq is Peter and Kaali is Karl. In the same way Maalia is Maria, Juulut is Jørgen, Suulut is Søren and Kaalat is Karen. They are used as names in their own right, so Piitaq Kruse is a complete, ordinary name.
Are these the names of real people?
The given names and family names are ones people in Greenland carry, and they are paired by a script to make full names. Greenland is a small country with a limited stock of names, so some pairs will match living people by chance. The list leaves out the full names of well-known public figures that we know of.
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All 500 Greenlandic names
A: 87 names
- Aaja Broberg
- Aaja Platou
- Aaja Svane
- Aani
- Aani Eriksen
- Aani Hammeken
- Abel Jørgensen
- Abel Lyberth Danielsen
- Abelsen
- Absalonsen
- Adam Samuelsen
- Aka Fleischer
- Aka Lennert Kristiansen
- Aka Simonsen
- Akutaaneq Geisler
- Akutaaneq Sandgreen Jakobsen
- Akutaaneq Thomsen
- Aleqa
- Aleqa Lyberth
- Aleqa Ottosen
- Alibak Dahl Poulsen
- Alibak Frederiksen
- Alibak Heilmann
- Amalie Rosing
- Ane Kristensen
- Ane Marie Christiansen
- Ane Sofie Tobiassen
- Ane-Marie Møller
- Angaangaq Benjaminsen
A, continued
- Angaangaq Brandt Jørgensen
- Angaangaq Mørch
- Angajo
- Angajo Mølgaard
- Angajo Rosing
- Angajo Thorleifsen
- Angunnguaq
- Angunnguaq Andersen
- Angunnguaq Lars Simonsen
- Angunnguaq Storch
- Angutimmarik Jørgensen
- Angutimmarik Zeeb
- Anna Kathrine Hendriksen
- Anne-Sofie Eliassen
- Anthon Kristiansen
- Aputsiaq
- Aputsiaq Paviasen
- Aputsiaq Skifte
- Aqissiaq
- Aqissiaq Kristiansen
- Aqissiaq Miteq
- Aqqa Chemnitz
- Aqqa Hansen
- Aqqalu Knudsen
- Aqqalu Villadsen
- Aqqaluaq Heinrich
- Aqqaluaq Kaspersen
- Aqqaluk
- Aqqaluk Heilmann
A, continued
- Aqqaluk Karl Arke
- Aqqaluk Nathanielsen
- Arnannguaq
- Arnannguaq Hegelund
- Arnannguaq Kleist
- Arnannguaq Kruse
- Arnaq Bernhardtsen
- Arnaq Chemnitz Andersen
- Arnaq Johanne Danielsen
- Arnaq Lange
- Arnarulunnguaq Heinrich
- Arnarulunnguaq Ignatiussen
- Aron Lukassen
- Asii Eriksen
- Asii Qaavigaq
- Augustine Platou
- Avaaraq
- Avaaraq Berthelsen
- Avaaraq Fontain
- Aviaaja Løvstrøm
- Aviaaja Lukassen
- Aviaja
- Aviaja Didriksen
- Aviaja Elsner
- Aviaja Karen Sandgreen
- Aviaja Petersen Rasmussen
- Aviaq Kristensen
- Aviaq Olsvig
- Aviaq Petrussen
B: 14 names
- Benedikte Heilmann
- Benjaminsen
- Bernhardtsen
- Berthelsen
- Birthe Olsen Thomsen
- Birthe Olsvig
- Boassen
- Bodil Skifte
- Bolatta Aronsen
- Bolatta Heilmann Thomsen
- Bolatta Uitsatikitseq
- Bolette Eriksen
- Broberg
- Brønlund
C: 2 names
- Cecilie Josefsen
- Chemnitz
D: 4 names
- Daniel Løvstrøm
- David Nielsen
- Dorthe Isaksen
- Dorthe Lynge
E: 20 names
- Edvard Pedersen
- Egede
- Elias Isbosethsen
- Elias Storch Ottosen
- Elisabeth Hansen
- Ellen Christiansen
- Else Marie Nikolajsen
- Else-Marie Reimer
- Emilie Svane
- Enok Brandt
- Enok Jensen Mathiassen
- Enoksen
- Eqaluk
- Eqaluk Berthelsen-Karlsen
- Eqaluk Chemnitz
- Eqaluk Ludvigsen
- Erik Sandgreen
- Eva Simigaq
- Evald Wille
- Ezekiassen
F: 5 names
- Fencker
- Filemonsen
- Fleischer
- Frederik Abelsen
- Frederikke Rasmussen
G: 1 name
- Geisler
H: 9 names
- Hammeken
- Hans Fencker
- Hans Jørgen Thomassen
- Hans Peter Rosbach
- Hans-Jørgen Grønvold
- Hansine Petrussen
- Heilmann
- Hendriksen
- Høegh
I: 44 names
- Ida Kuitse
- Ignatiussen
- Ilannguaq
- Ilannguaq Jeremiassen
- Ilannguaq Sørensen
- Inaluk
- Inaluk Danielsen
- Inaluk Mørch
- Inooraq Davidsen
- Inooraq Reimer
- Inooraq Thomsen
- Inuk
- Inuk Frederik Nathanielsen
- Inuk Mathiassen
- Inuk Rasmussen
- Inukitsoq Broberg-Nielsen
- Inukitsoq Christiansen
- Inukitsoq Markussen
- Inunnguaq
- Inunnguaq Evaldsen
- Inunnguaq Lundblad
- Inunnguaq Peter Lund
I, continued
- Inuuteq
- Inuuteq Lund
- Inuuteq Pedersen
- Isak Jensen
- Isbosethsen
- Ivaana
- Ivaana Chemnitz Johansen
- Ivaana Kielsen
- Ivaana Marie Fontain
- Ivaana Titussen
- Ivaana Villadsen
- Ivalo
- Ivalo Heilmann Larsen
- Ivalo Qvist
- Ivalo Sanimuinaq
- Ivalu
- Ivalu Eliassen
- Ivalu Hendriksen
- Ivalu Sofie Davidsen
- Ivik Ostermann
- Ivik Sandgreen
- Ivik Tobias Kaspersen
J: 28 names
- Jaaku
- Jaaku Mathæussen
- Jaaku Paviasen
- Jakob Gundel
- Jens Frederik Lukassen
- Jens Ole Evaldsen
- Jens Reimer-Frederiksen
- Jens-Peter Dahl
- Jeremiassen
- Johanne Marie Brønlund
- Jonas Kielsen
- Jonas Lund Enoksen
- Jonas Lyberth
- Jonathan Lyberth-Jensen
- Jonathansen
- Josef Maqe
- Josefsen
- Juaaka
- Juaaka Arke
- Juaaka Sanimuinaq
- Juaanna
- Juaanna Ezekiassen
- Juaanna Hendriksen
- Juliane Jonathansen
- Justine Sanimuinaq
- Juulut
- Juulut Grønvold
- Juulut Josefsen
K: 41 names
- Kaalat
- Kaalat Sandgreen
- Kaaleeraq
- Kaaleeraq Jørgensen
- Kaaleeraq Thomsen
- Kaali
- Kaali Aronsen
- Kaali Sørensen
- Karen Berglund
- Karen Hammond
- Karen Marie Thorleifsen
- Karl Kristian Larsen
- Karl-Peter Zeeb
- Karla Absalonsen
- Karoline Egede
- Karoline Paviasen
- Kasper Ottosen
- Katrine Lennert
- Kiista
- Kiista Jakobsen
K, continued
- Kimmernaq Jakobsen
- Kimmernaq Josefsen
- Kirsten Andreassen
- Kleemann
- Kleist
- Knud Berthelsen Jørgensen
- Knud Heinrich
- Korneliussen
- Kreutzmann
- Kristian Geisler Sørensen
- Kristine Poppel
- Kuitse
- Kunuk Isbosethsen
- Kunuk Niels Brandt
- Kunuk Nielsen
- Kunuunnguaq
- Kunuunnguaq Josefsen
- Kunuunnguaq Qujaukitsoq
- Kuupik
- Kuupik Bianco
- Kuupik Platou
L: 16 names
- Laasi
- Laasi Berglund
- Laasi Løvstrøm
- Laila Thomsen
- Lars Hendriksen
- Lars Peter Andreassen
- Lennert
- Lise Poulsen
- Louise Dalager
- Løvstrøm
- Ludvig Elsner
- Lukassen
- Luutivik
- Luutivik Nielsen
- Lyberth
- Lynge
M: 49 names
- Maalia
- Maalia Korneliussen
- Maalia Lukassen
- Maaliaaraq Christiansen
- Maaliaaraq Gabrielsen
- Magdalene Møller Poulsen
- Makka
- Makka Hansen
- Makka Storch
- Malakias Dahl
- Maliina Berglund
- Maliina Magnussen
- Maliina Reimer Simonsen
- Maliina Sofie Karlsen
- Malik
- Malik Absalonsen
- Malik Hammond
- Malik Peter Kruse
- Malik Poppel
- Malu Dalager
- Malu Hansen
- Manumina
- Manumina Fencker
- Manumina Kreutzmann
M, continued
- Margrethe Holm
- Maria Kivioq
- Maria Olsen Andersen
- Marie Ezekiassen
- Marie Kathrine Gundel
- Marie Petersen Josefsen
- Markus Grønvold
- Mathæussen
- Mathiassen
- Mathilde Knudsen
- Mette Nikolajsen
- Miki Brandt
- Miki Johansen
- Miki Kruse Petersen
- Minik
- Minik Jens Jeremiassen
- Minik Jensen
- Minik Mathæussen
- Minik Olsvig
- Mininnguaq
- Mininnguaq Olsen
- Mininnguaq Sadorana
- Mininnguaq Siegstad Eriksen
- Mona Henriksen
- Motzfeldt
N: 60 names
- Naaja Løvstrøm
- Naaja Rosbach
- Naasunnguaq
- Naasunnguaq Hammeken
- Naasunnguaq Uitsatikitseq
- Naja Helene Aronsen
- Naja Isaksen
- Naja Sivertsen
- Najaaraq
- Najaaraq Grønvold
- Najaaraq Louise Knudsen
- Najaaraq Motzfeldt
- Najaaraq Petersen
- Najannguaq
- Najannguaq Kuitse
- Najannguaq Steenholdt
- Nathanielsen
- Navarana
- Navarana Duneq
- Navarana Jonathansen
- Navarana Sofie Holm
- Niels Fleischer Davidsen
- Niels Ole Bernhardtsen
- Niels Tobiassen
- Nivi Brønlund
- Nivi Geisler
- Nivi Katrine Jensen
- Niviaq
- Niviaq Dahl
- Niviaq Dahl Hansen
N, continued
- Niviaq Kreutzmann
- Niviarsiaq
- Niviarsiaq Høegh
- Niviarsiaq Kreutzmann Josefsen
- Niviarsiaq Markussen
- Nivikka
- Nivikka Boassen
- Nivikka Kleemann
- Nivikka Platou-Pedersen
- Nuka
- Nuka Gabrielsen
- Nuka Kristian Josefsen
- Nuka Petrussen
- Nukaaka
- Nukaaka Kielsen
- Nukaaka Maqe
- Nukaaka Skifte Henriksen
- Nukaaka Tobiassen
- Nukaaraq Jakobsen
- Nukaaraq Kilime
- Nukaaraq Lund Petersen
- Nukannguaq
- Nukannguaq Bernhardtsen
- Nukannguaq Hammond
- Nukannguaq Mølgaard
- Nukappiaaluk Brandt Lukassen
- Nukappiaaluk Ezekiassen
- Nukappiaaluk Fencker
- Nuunu Henriksen
- Nuunu Vetterlain
O: 5 names
- Ole Jørgen Fencker
- Ole Mathiassen
- Olsen
- Olsvig
- Ostermann
P: 37 names
- Paarnannguaq Fontain
- Paarnannguaq Poulsen
- Paarnaq Kristoffersen
- Paarnaq Simigaq
- Paaviaaraq Markussen
- Paaviaaraq Samuelsen
- Paneeraq
- Paneeraq Abelsen
- Paneeraq Eriksen
- Paninnguaq
- Paninnguaq Ane Paviasen
- Paninnguaq Egede
- Paninnguaq Hendriksen
- Paninnguaq Kuitse
- Paninnguaq Storch Jakobsen
- Pauline Steenholdt
- Pavia
- Pavia Didriksen
- Pavia Gabrielsen
- Pavia Hegelund Isaksen
- Paviasen
- Peter Andersen
- Peter Frederik Hardenberg
- Petersen
- Petrussen
- Piitannguaq Larsen
- Piitaq
- Piitaq Kristoffersen
- Piitaq Kruse
- Pilunnguaq
- Pilunnguaq Siegstad
- Pilunnguaq Wille
- Pipaluk
- Pipaluk Enoksen
- Pipaluk Kivioq
- Pipaluk Marie Sørensen
- Platou
Q: 9 names
- Qillaq
- Qillaq Korneliussen
- Qillaq Mikaelsen
- Qillaq Motzfeldt
- Qivioq Hammeken
- Qivioq Thomassen
- Qujaukitsoq
- Qupanuk Kaspersen
- Qupanuk Simigaq
R: 4 names
- Regine Motzfeldt
- Rosa Broberg
- Rosing
- Ruth Ignatiussen
S: 29 names
- Sakarias Thorleifsen
- Salik Johan Olsen
- Salik Lynge
- Salik Ostermann
- Salik Sandgreen Danielsen
- Salik Umeerinneq
- Salomon Mørch
- Samuel Hammeken
- Sandgreen
- Sanimuinaq
- Seqininnguaq
- Seqininnguaq Andreassen
- Seqininnguaq Benjaminsen
- Seqininnguaq Kruse Simonsen
- Siegstad
- Sikkersoq
- Sikkersoq Gundel
- Sikkersoq Møller
- Sikkersoq Rosing
- Simon Petersen
- Skifte
- Sofie Høegh Knudsen
- Sørine Lange
- Steenholdt
- Storch
- Susanne Høegh
- Susanne Møller-Karlsen
- Suulut
- Suulut Høegh
T: 14 names
- Thora Uitsatikitseq
- Thorleifsen
- Tiina Danielsen
- Titussen
- Tobias Brønlund
- Tobias Kleist
- Tobiassen
- Tukummeq
- Tukummeq Jørgensen
- Tukummeq Lynge
- Tukummeq Nikolajsen
- Tupaarnaq Holm
- Tupaarnaq Larsen
- Tupaarnaq Skifte Jakobsen
U: 19 names
- Uiloq Broberg
- Uiloq Emilie Korneliussen
- Uiloq Schmidt
- Ujarneq Absalonsen
- Ujarneq Frederiksen
- Ukaleq Filemonsen
- Ukaleq Karlsen
- Ukaleq Kleist
- Ukaleq Marie Ostermann
- Ulloriaq
- Ulloriaq Egede
- Ulloriaq Kreutzmann Olsen
- Ulloriaq Qaavigaq
- Ulloriaq Samuelsen
- Ulrik Johansen
- Umeerinneq
- Upaluk
- Upaluk Christiansen
- Upaluk Hardenberg
V: 2 names
- Vetterlain
- Vivi Siegstad