Inuk: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Inuk – Meaning: a person, human being (the singular form of 'Inuit, ' the people's own name) – Origin: Greenlandic Inuit / Inuktitut – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: EE-nook


Inuk is a Greenlandic Inuit / Inuktitut unisex name meaning “a person, human being (the singular form of 'Inuit, ' the people's own name)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Native American Baby Names Honoring Indigenous Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Inuk

Meaning: A person, human being (the singular form of 'Inuit, ' the people's own name).

Origin: Greenlandic Inuit / Inuktitut.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Inuk

Phonetic: EE-nook   IPA: /ˈiːnʊk/

Popularity of Inuk

Inuk doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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