Nanook

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"polar bear"
Scripts(How to write)
ᓇᓄᖅ
ᓇᓄᖅ(Inuktitut)
Popularity
The name Nanook is not among the most popular names in the world and is relatively rare outside of Inuit communities.

cartoon of the name Nanook
Cartoon of Nanook

Nanook Name meanings & History

"polar bear". Variant of Nanuq. This was the (fictional) name of the subject of Robert Flaherty's documentary film Nanook of the North (1922). Nanook is a popular name among Inuit people and is often given to baby boys in Inuit communities in Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.

Zodiac Sign of Nanook: Neat Virgo

Synonyms of Nanook:

N: Neat,Nervous,Nagging,Neurosis,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Nice

A: Argumentative,Angry,Aggressive,Action,Assertive,Ambitious

O: Organized,Obsolete,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsessive

K: Kind,Kundalini,Karate,Karma

Nanook is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Devious name
  • a Serious name
  • a Unintellectual name

Famous People

Nanook is not a particularly common name outside of Inuit communities, and no famous people with this name were found in our research.

Related Names to Nanook

Nuka, Anana, Kallik, Tupit, Ila, Nanoq, Nanuq

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