Angerla

Greenlandic

Etymology

Shortened from angerlartoq (“the one who has returned home”), for someone named after a deceased relative.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aŋirla/, [a.ŋɜɬ.ɬa]

Proper noun

Angerla

1. a male or female given name

Related terms

• Angerlannguaq
• Angerlartoq
• Angerlartunnguaq

References

• Oqaasileriffik: The Language Secretariat of Greenland: Angerla . Date of last access April 11th, 2021
• Oqaatsit kallallisuumiit qallunaatuumut / Grønlandsk dansk ordbog, Ilinniusiorfik 2002. →ISBN