Ivalu is a Greenlandic Inuit feminine given name meaning "tendon, thread, sinew." It was among the 10 most popular names given to girls born in Greenland during the past decade. Ivalo is a Danish variant.[1] The variant name Ivalo was given to Princess Josephine of Denmark, born in 2011, as one of her middle names.
Ivalu is also the name of a 1930 novel by Peter Freuchen.
People with the surname
edit- Madeline Ivalu, Canadian Inuk filmmaker and actor
- Paul-Dylan Ivalu, Canadian Inuk actor