Nuka
From Kalaallisut nukaa, "younger brother or sister".
Meaning and origin
Nuka grew out of the Greenlandic kin term for a younger sibling, the family member below you in birth order, and became a first name given to either a boy or a girl.
How to pronounce Nuka
| English (US) | NOO-kah /ˈnukaː/ |
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