Gjoa Haven

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A placename
• A dialect of Inuktitut

Related

Similar words

• Uqsuqtuuq
• Gjoa Bay, Gjoa Harbour
• Gjoa Haven dialect, Utkuhiksalik, Utkuhikhalik, Utkuhikhaliq, Utkuhiksalingmiutitut, Utkuhiksalingmiutut, Utkuhiksalingmiut Inuktitut, Utku

Broader meaning words

• Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
• King William Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, North America
• Natsilingmiutut, Inuvialuktun, Inuktitut

Origin

• Norwegian Gjøahavn.
• From Gjøa, a sailing sloop used by Roald Amundsen. From Old Norse Gyða, a contraction of Guðfríðr, from guð+fríðr.
• Coined by Roald Amundsen's expedition.