name
Apangalook
ah-PANG-ah-look
ɑːˈpæŋɑːlʊkListen
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Syllable breakdown
Apangalook
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Yupik (Alaska/Russia)
- Meaning
- a Siberian Yupik name from St Lawrence Island, Alaska, belonging to the coastal Yupik tradition whose bearers have inhabited the Bering Sea region for thousands of years; Apangalook was the name of a renowned St Lawrence Island whaling captain and ivory carver whose lineage is remembered in community oral history; the name reflects the deep connection between personal identity, clan membership, and mastery of the sea in Yupik culture
- Gender
- male
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