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Help[Opinions] Re: Finnish BAs
in reply to a message by Remora L.
Some comments:
Nikolas Verneri - Nice to see a Nikolas
Kristoffer Edwin Taavetti, brother Oliver - Now that's a mouthful! Is Taavetti making a comeback (at least as middle name)...?
Valtti Juhani - Valtti is interesting! I don't know if I like it or not. Juhani is a bit blah.
Maria Aleksandra - This is one of my favourite combos! And Aleksandra spelled with ks instead of x!! I love these people!!!
Kaisla Lilian, sister Alisa (Laura and Lauri) - Don't care for the kids' names, but I just have to note that I know a couple called Laura and Lauri too, lol.
Silja Sofia - Silja is lovely.
Ruska Adelia Ilmatar, siblings Lumi and Touko - Uh oh. First, I like Ruska - for a boy. I checked the Name service and it appears to be mostly used on girls though. Hmm. I like Adelia and Ilmatar.
Ronja Saaga Eleonoora - I was just thinking about Eleonoora the other day, and whether it's usable or not. It's so long and a bit clunky. It does work as a middle name at least.
Leonie Ingrid Alexandra, sister Emelie Sophia Christina (Hanna and Valtteri) - Surname... Möttönen?
Siri Ingrid Olivia - I like this combo! Siri Ingrid is so full of "hard" sounds, and Olivia softens it beautifully.
I guess you live in an area with a lot of Swedish-speaking population? :)
Nikolas Verneri - Nice to see a Nikolas
Kristoffer Edwin Taavetti, brother Oliver - Now that's a mouthful! Is Taavetti making a comeback (at least as middle name)...?
Valtti Juhani - Valtti is interesting! I don't know if I like it or not. Juhani is a bit blah.
Maria Aleksandra - This is one of my favourite combos! And Aleksandra spelled with ks instead of x!! I love these people!!!
Kaisla Lilian, sister Alisa (Laura and Lauri) - Don't care for the kids' names, but I just have to note that I know a couple called Laura and Lauri too, lol.
Silja Sofia - Silja is lovely.
Ruska Adelia Ilmatar, siblings Lumi and Touko - Uh oh. First, I like Ruska - for a boy. I checked the Name service and it appears to be mostly used on girls though. Hmm. I like Adelia and Ilmatar.
Ronja Saaga Eleonoora - I was just thinking about Eleonoora the other day, and whether it's usable or not. It's so long and a bit clunky. It does work as a middle name at least.
Leonie Ingrid Alexandra, sister Emelie Sophia Christina (Hanna and Valtteri) - Surname... Möttönen?
Siri Ingrid Olivia - I like this combo! Siri Ingrid is so full of "hard" sounds, and Olivia softens it beautifully.
I guess you live in an area with a lot of Swedish-speaking population? :)
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I like Nikolas too! I was also glad to see a Nikolai: it's probably my favorite Russian name.
I haven't seen many Taavettis, but I get your point: Juhani, Tapani, Olavi and other i-ending names are very common as MNs, so maybe Taavetti will be popular too in near future.
I agree about Aleksandra: "ks" is so much better than "x" in the Finnish context. Same with Eleonoora (or Eleonora): as a Finnish person's FN it somehow feels too pompous, but as a MN it's OK.
For me, Ruska is not only feminine but a dog's name! It's my grandparents' cocker spaniel's name, which has an influence on my opinion.
If I remember correctly, Leonie and Emelie's mother is Swedish-speaking but they shared their father's Finnish surname (might have been a "-nen" name, but not Möttönen!).
I do live in a bilingual city (Turku), but these announcements are from "Helsingin Sanomat". Well, there are Swedish-speaking people in Helsinki as well, maybe that explains the amount of Swedish names in these announcements?
I haven't seen many Taavettis, but I get your point: Juhani, Tapani, Olavi and other i-ending names are very common as MNs, so maybe Taavetti will be popular too in near future.
I agree about Aleksandra: "ks" is so much better than "x" in the Finnish context. Same with Eleonoora (or Eleonora): as a Finnish person's FN it somehow feels too pompous, but as a MN it's OK.
For me, Ruska is not only feminine but a dog's name! It's my grandparents' cocker spaniel's name, which has an influence on my opinion.
If I remember correctly, Leonie and Emelie's mother is Swedish-speaking but they shared their father's Finnish surname (might have been a "-nen" name, but not Möttönen!).
I do live in a bilingual city (Turku), but these announcements are from "Helsingin Sanomat". Well, there are Swedish-speaking people in Helsinki as well, maybe that explains the amount of Swedish names in these announcements?
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Ah, Helsingin Sanomat, that does explain it!
We thought about naming our male dog Ruska but ended up not doing that because he's white and it seemed wrong. :)
We thought about naming our male dog Ruska but ended up not doing that because he's white and it seemed wrong. :)
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