Sáráhkká

Northern Sami

Etymology

From an element of uncertain meaning, as in the male name Sárra + áhkká (“wife”).

Proper noun

Sáráhkká

1. A goddess of childbirth in Sami mythology.
2. a female given name

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland