name
Kalatka
kah-LAHT-kah
kɑˈlɑtkɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Kalatka
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Chukchi (Russia)
- Meaning
- a Chukchi feminine name associated with the word for walrus hide or the one who works the skin; among the Chukchi of the Chukchi Peninsula in northeastern Russia, the processing of animal hides — seal, walrus, and reindeer — is an essential skill on which survival in the Arctic environment depends; women who are skilled hide-workers hold high status in Chukchi communities, and names evoking this mastery celebrate not only practical competence but the knowledge, patience, and connection to the animal world that the craft requires
- Gender
- female
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