Aqissiaq
From the Kalaallisut word for the rock ptarmigan, describing a young bird.
Meaning and origin
Aqissiaq is a Greenlandic boy's name based on the Kalaallisut word for the rock ptarmigan, a game bird that turns white in winter and has long been hunted for food across the Arctic.
How to pronounce Aqissiaq
| English (US) | ah-KISS-see-ahk |
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