Baffin Island

English

Etymology

Named after English explorer William Baffin. Its native name is ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ (qikiqtaalok, literally “very big island”).

Proper noun

Baffin Island

1. A large island of Nunavut, Canada, north of the Canadian mainland.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) James Island, (obsolete) Baffin Land, (obsolete) Helluland

Translations

island

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巴芬島 / 巴芬岛 (zh) (Bāfēn Dǎo)

• French: île de Baffin f, Terre de Baffin (fr) f, Île de Baffin (fr) f
• German: Baffininsel f
• Greek: Γη του Μπάφιν f (Gi tou Báfin), νήσος Μπάφιν f (nísos Báfin)
• Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ (qikiqtaalok)
• Irish: Oileán Baffin m
• Japanese: バフィン島 (Bafin-shima)
• Old Norse: Helluland, please add this translation if you can
• Russian: Ба́ффинова Земля́ (ru) f (Báffinova Zemljá)