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From my area's Sunday newspaper. Sibsets in brackets.
Girls:
Sonja Camilla (Sara)
Helmi Hellä Inkeri (Ilona)
Veera Matilda
Ella Johana (mother's name is Johana)
Verna Viola (Iida & Saaga)
Eveliina Fanni Linnea
Enna Alissa (Alex)
Olivia Laura Amelia (Adele)
Peppi Janita Julia (Nella, mother's name is Janita)
Amanda Orvokki (Patrik & Monika)
Olivia Aleksandra
Peppi Aava Emilia
Viivi Emmiina Hannele (Rasmus)
Taimi Maria
Emilia Miisa Mirjam
Saima-Sirkku Anneli
Pinja Peppiina
Emma Paiju Helena
Amanda Pinja Mimosa
Elisa Maija Kaarina (Emilia)
Päivikki Elina-Inkeri
Helmi Tuulia
Elina Aino Maarit
Pinja Alexandra
Twins: Jaana Sylvia & Tiina Maria
Boys:
Ville Matias (Kalle & Vilma)
Esa Väinö Olavi (Maiju & Riku)
Eemil Antero
Eetu Petteri
Kasper Valtteri
Vilho Oskari
Niko Valtteri
Totti Waltteri Antinpoika ('Antinpoika' means Antti's son; father's name is Antti)
Onni Viljami
Vilho Pekka Verneri (Miika & Lassi)
Samuel Jonni Juhani
Juho Eemil Aukusti
Jasper Mathias
Emmiina and Paiju were completely new names to me, and I can't say I enjoy either of them. Saima-Sirkku is just ridiculous and Enna Alissa - eek.
Girls:
Sonja Camilla (Sara)
Helmi Hellä Inkeri (Ilona)
Veera Matilda
Ella Johana (mother's name is Johana)
Verna Viola (Iida & Saaga)
Eveliina Fanni Linnea
Enna Alissa (Alex)
Olivia Laura Amelia (Adele)
Peppi Janita Julia (Nella, mother's name is Janita)
Amanda Orvokki (Patrik & Monika)
Olivia Aleksandra
Peppi Aava Emilia
Viivi Emmiina Hannele (Rasmus)
Taimi Maria
Emilia Miisa Mirjam
Saima-Sirkku Anneli
Pinja Peppiina
Emma Paiju Helena
Amanda Pinja Mimosa
Elisa Maija Kaarina (Emilia)
Päivikki Elina-Inkeri
Helmi Tuulia
Elina Aino Maarit
Pinja Alexandra
Twins: Jaana Sylvia & Tiina Maria
Boys:
Ville Matias (Kalle & Vilma)
Esa Väinö Olavi (Maiju & Riku)
Eemil Antero
Eetu Petteri
Kasper Valtteri
Vilho Oskari
Niko Valtteri
Totti Waltteri Antinpoika ('Antinpoika' means Antti's son; father's name is Antti)
Onni Viljami
Vilho Pekka Verneri (Miika & Lassi)
Samuel Jonni Juhani
Juho Eemil Aukusti
Jasper Mathias
Emmiina and Paiju were completely new names to me, and I can't say I enjoy either of them. Saima-Sirkku is just ridiculous and Enna Alissa - eek.
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Helmi Hellä Inkeri (Ilona) - sweet and old-fashioned
Olivia Laura Amelia (Adele) - I like the sisters name, does that mean that Adele is workable in Finnish?
Peppi Janita Julia - I really don't like the name Peppi.
Amanda Orvokki - Amanda is very 90's name here, but Orvokki is adorable.
Emilia Miisa Mirjam - Miisa Mirjam is sweet.
Amanda Pinja Mimosa - As is Pinja Mimosa.
Twins: Jaana Sylvia & Tiina Maria - those were very unfashionable first names, and not in a fun way. But they're at least unusual for children now.
Totti Waltteri Antinpoika - Totti is quite childish, but I like Waltteri.
Onni Viljami - sweet
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Cool list. I don't speak Finnish, but I know how to pronounce it and that helps when I judge these.
I like:
Sonja Camilla (Sara)
Helmi Inkeri (Ilona)
Veera Matilda
Ella Johana (mother's name is Johana)
Viola (Iida)
Eveliina Linnea
Enna Alissa (Alex)
Olivia Laura Amelia (Adele)
Julia
Amanda (Patrik & Monika)
Olivia Aleksandra
Taimi Maria
Emilia Mirjam
Anneli
Helena
Amanda
Elisa Maija Kaarina (Emilia)
Elina-Inkeri
Helmi Tuulia
Elina Aino --Elina is my best friend's name
Alexandra
Jaana Sylvia & Tiina Maria
Ville Matias (Kalle & Vilma)
Esa Väinö Olavi
Riku
Eemil Antero
Eetu Petteri --I prefer Petri, but perhaps just because it's my friend's brother's name
Kasper Valtteri
Vilho Oskari
Niko Valtteri
Antti --I met a couple of guys named this in Finland and my friend had a couple of ex boyfriends named that, quite commmon, but I like the name.
Onni Viljami
Vilho Pekka (Miika & Lassi)
Samuel Juhani
Juho Eemil --my friend has a cat named Juho, who she named after her grandpa, lol
Jasper Mathias --I wouldn't expect
I like:
Sonja Camilla (Sara)
Helmi Inkeri (Ilona)
Veera Matilda
Ella Johana (mother's name is Johana)
Viola (Iida)
Eveliina Linnea
Enna Alissa (Alex)
Olivia Laura Amelia (Adele)
Julia
Amanda (Patrik & Monika)
Olivia Aleksandra
Taimi Maria
Emilia Mirjam
Anneli
Helena
Amanda
Elisa Maija Kaarina (Emilia)
Elina-Inkeri
Helmi Tuulia
Elina Aino --Elina is my best friend's name
Alexandra
Jaana Sylvia & Tiina Maria
Ville Matias (Kalle & Vilma)
Esa Väinö Olavi
Riku
Eemil Antero
Eetu Petteri --I prefer Petri, but perhaps just because it's my friend's brother's name
Kasper Valtteri
Vilho Oskari
Niko Valtteri
Antti --I met a couple of guys named this in Finland and my friend had a couple of ex boyfriends named that, quite commmon, but I like the name.
Onni Viljami
Vilho Pekka (Miika & Lassi)
Samuel Juhani
Juho Eemil --my friend has a cat named Juho, who she named after her grandpa, lol
Jasper Mathias --I wouldn't expect
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Elisa is very nice!
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What's the "typical" number of first names in Finland? I met a Finnish guy that only had one FN and one surname.
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Most people I've met have two names (+ surname, of course), but apparently now giving three names to your child is very trendy.
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That's funny. In my country I believe there's an actual legal restriction to giving more than two FN's to your child. At least, except for our pseudo-royalty, I've never EVER heard of someone with three given names or more.
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We have a bit similar laws, too.
You can't give more than two middle names to your child, and a hyphen name is couted as one name.
I personally don't really like it when people are giving more than one middle name - I've seen only several times combo out of three names that works.
You can't give more than two middle names to your child, and a hyphen name is couted as one name.
I personally don't really like it when people are giving more than one middle name - I've seen only several times combo out of three names that works.
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A few days ago I looked at birth announcements in an old paper and found a twinset Bianca Ella Poutapilvi and Alexandra Elli Aurinko. :S
Sonja Camilla (Sara)
- Pretty, I like both Sonja and Sara, although Sara is overly used
Helmi Hellä Inkeri (Ilona)
- What were the parents thinking? Hellä = gentle. I'd just go by Heljä.
Veera Matilda
- Booring
Ella Johana (mother's name is Johana)
- *Another Ella*. Johana will propably get misspelled as Juhana or Johanna. (There are 11 women named Johana in Finland)
Verna Viola (Iida & Saaga)
- Very nice, but I'd prefer Ida and Saga
Eveliina Fanni Linnea
- I like it very much, but Eveliina would be nicer with one "i".
Enna Alissa (Alex)
- Finnish cre8tivity :D. Anna/Enni Alisa would be very nice. I like Alex
Olivia Laura Amelia (Adele)
- You can't find names that are more dull than Olivia
Peppi Janita Julia (Nella, mother's name is Janita)
Sonja Camilla (Sara)
- Pretty, I like both Sonja and Sara, although Sara is overly used
Helmi Hellä Inkeri (Ilona)
- What were the parents thinking? Hellä = gentle. I'd just go by Heljä.
Veera Matilda
- Booring
Ella Johana (mother's name is Johana)
- *Another Ella*. Johana will propably get misspelled as Juhana or Johanna. (There are 11 women named Johana in Finland)
Verna Viola (Iida & Saaga)
- Very nice, but I'd prefer Ida and Saga
Eveliina Fanni Linnea
- I like it very much, but Eveliina would be nicer with one "i".
Enna Alissa (Alex)
- Finnish cre8tivity :D. Anna/Enni Alisa would be very nice. I like Alex
Olivia Laura Amelia (Adele)
- You can't find names that are more dull than Olivia
Peppi Janita Julia (Nella, mother's name is Janita)
This message was edited 4/1/2008, 8:52 AM
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