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HelpMy favourite Finnish names
Every time I talk to my Finnish friends (And Sander, who is a Finland-fan) about names and list my favourites, they always ask me the same question: "Where are all the Finnish names, you?". :D I could have never answered it, because I have never really cared for 90% of Finnish names. But I got tired of that question and spent some of my free time in the music camp I was by reading the Finnish name day calender and underlining all the names I liked. I tried to find "Original Finnish names", so anything like Lauri instead of Laurie didn't work for me. Here's what I got:
And before I forget, here is a little pronunciation guide:
1. Finnish names are pronunced as they are written, the stress is always on the first syllable
2.
A = AH
E = E
I = EE
U = UW
O = AW
J = Y
Y = UY
3. Double vowels are pronunced 2x the normal length. F. ex. Saara is SAH:rah.
My top four combos -
Vieno Illusia
- Illusia comes from "Pessi and Illusia". http://www.kaarinabrooks.com/yrjokokko.htm
Soile Tellervo
- Tellervo is considered as an old lady's name, but I love it.
Ilta Vellamo
Louhi Vanamo - It is maybe not a good idea to name an innocent child after an evil witch, but I'm in love with Louhi and her character.
Aleksi Kuisma / Aleksi Yrjö
- People use Yrjö nowadays as a word for vomit, but it has grown on me as a "different" and definitely not overly sweet name. Maybe it would be still cruel to use it. Kuisma is Finnish variant of Russian Kuzma, which is a form of Cosmo.
Tuomas Pietari / Tuomas Untamo
- Pietari honours my favourite city
Mikko Jousia
- I'm not completely sure of Jousia, but I think it is a form of Joshua. Other alternative is Joosua.
Aave-Yrjänä
- This is more of a joke - Aave is a form of Ave (Ave Caesar!) at the same time meaning ghost in finnish, and Yrjänä a form of Yrjö, which is used... you know, how. And also, Yrjänä is used very often in the context of "Pyhä Yrjänä", meaning "Saint George".
Other faves:
Elvi - Elviira's short form
Eira - I know it is also a Welsh name, but to me it is a name of my favourite part of Helsinki.
Klaara - Because of the nice violinist I got to know. I find Klaara much friendlier than Clara/Klara.
Saima - My longer time-favourite
Aino - Definitely too popular right now, but I've always liked it.
Viena - I dislike the Vienan Karjala (Karelia of Viena)-association, but phonetically it is beautiful.
Sylvi - Pronounced the Finnish way.
Aune
Hilppa - Not sure of the origin. Might be a short form for Hilma of Hillevi.
Inka - Very trendy right now.
Pihla - A short form of Pihlaja, which means rowan
Aulis
Asser - The problem is that I don't know anything of its ethymology
Aleksis - AH-lek-sis, not a-LEK-sis
Aarne / Aarni - though Aa-names seem to be very trendy right now.
Eino - Honours Eino Leino
Touko
Kalevi
Osmo - I know an intelligent and friendly professor named this
Ohto - Another name for bear "ancient" Finns used
Uolevi
WDYT? If you come from a non-English-speaking country, please tell me your "Completely native" favourite names. Do you want to use international or traditional names that are used where you live? (By me the answer is easy - all the names should as international as possible)
And before I forget, here is a little pronunciation guide:
1. Finnish names are pronunced as they are written, the stress is always on the first syllable
2.
A = AH
E = E
I = EE
U = UW
O = AW
J = Y
Y = UY
3. Double vowels are pronunced 2x the normal length. F. ex. Saara is SAH:rah.
My top four combos -
Vieno Illusia
- Illusia comes from "Pessi and Illusia". http://www.kaarinabrooks.com/yrjokokko.htm
Soile Tellervo
- Tellervo is considered as an old lady's name, but I love it.
Ilta Vellamo
Louhi Vanamo - It is maybe not a good idea to name an innocent child after an evil witch, but I'm in love with Louhi and her character.
Aleksi Kuisma / Aleksi Yrjö
- People use Yrjö nowadays as a word for vomit, but it has grown on me as a "different" and definitely not overly sweet name. Maybe it would be still cruel to use it. Kuisma is Finnish variant of Russian Kuzma, which is a form of Cosmo.
Tuomas Pietari / Tuomas Untamo
- Pietari honours my favourite city
Mikko Jousia
- I'm not completely sure of Jousia, but I think it is a form of Joshua. Other alternative is Joosua.
Aave-Yrjänä
- This is more of a joke - Aave is a form of Ave (Ave Caesar!) at the same time meaning ghost in finnish, and Yrjänä a form of Yrjö, which is used... you know, how. And also, Yrjänä is used very often in the context of "Pyhä Yrjänä", meaning "Saint George".
Other faves:
Elvi - Elviira's short form
Eira - I know it is also a Welsh name, but to me it is a name of my favourite part of Helsinki.
Klaara - Because of the nice violinist I got to know. I find Klaara much friendlier than Clara/Klara.
Saima - My longer time-favourite
Aino - Definitely too popular right now, but I've always liked it.
Viena - I dislike the Vienan Karjala (Karelia of Viena)-association, but phonetically it is beautiful.
Sylvi - Pronounced the Finnish way.
Aune
Hilppa - Not sure of the origin. Might be a short form for Hilma of Hillevi.
Inka - Very trendy right now.
Pihla - A short form of Pihlaja, which means rowan
Aulis
Asser - The problem is that I don't know anything of its ethymology
Aleksis - AH-lek-sis, not a-LEK-sis
Aarne / Aarni - though Aa-names seem to be very trendy right now.
Eino - Honours Eino Leino
Touko
Kalevi
Osmo - I know an intelligent and friendly professor named this
Ohto - Another name for bear "ancient" Finns used
Uolevi
WDYT? If you come from a non-English-speaking country, please tell me your "Completely native" favourite names. Do you want to use international or traditional names that are used where you live? (By me the answer is easy - all the names should as international as possible)
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*boggles*
It is so strange how foreign names often just do not register as names with me! I think if I were looking at these individually it would be easier to think of them as names but a list is a bit overwhelming.
Okay I will look at them individually
I really like these Finnish names in general. I enjoy how short and pretty and unimposing-yet-eclectic-and-fun they are. Fun syllables. I like Saima and Aune and Aino a lot. Ilto is also really cool. I mean they are all really cool. That is pretty much all I can say about them, you know? Frustrating. One day...!
I can often think of Russian and Spanish names as names though! I read dostoyevsky for the names. I have no idea what I'm supposed to get out of it except long lists of sexy names.
In general I don't really think about international/traditional. - I guess I'd fall more on the traditional side, since my name vocabulary is pretty limited to more "traditional" names. If I moved to another country though, I am sure I would begin to see their names as names and begin to incorporate them into my namebanks.
It is so strange how foreign names often just do not register as names with me! I think if I were looking at these individually it would be easier to think of them as names but a list is a bit overwhelming.
Okay I will look at them individually
I really like these Finnish names in general. I enjoy how short and pretty and unimposing-yet-eclectic-and-fun they are. Fun syllables. I like Saima and Aune and Aino a lot. Ilto is also really cool. I mean they are all really cool. That is pretty much all I can say about them, you know? Frustrating. One day...!
I can often think of Russian and Spanish names as names though! I read dostoyevsky for the names. I have no idea what I'm supposed to get out of it except long lists of sexy names.
In general I don't really think about international/traditional. - I guess I'd fall more on the traditional side, since my name vocabulary is pretty limited to more "traditional" names. If I moved to another country though, I am sure I would begin to see their names as names and begin to incorporate them into my namebanks.
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I like:
Aleksi
Eira
Aino
Sylvi
Inka
Asser
Aleksis
Eino
WDYT? If you come from a non-English-speaking country, please tell me your "Completely native" favourite names. Do you want to use international or traditional names that are used where you live?
-Traditional names.Because I prefer names which have something to do with my nationality and Greek specialness :).And after all,in my opinion, Greek names are better than many *international* names :P...D'uh after all I am too patriot to use other names :)
I like many Greek names.Some of them:
Ariadne
Pasiphaë
Electra
Euridice
Eriphyle
Nephele
Arsinoe
Andromeda
Iphigeneia
Phaedra
Areti nn Aretousa
Theodora
Roxani -Honouring my gm-
Ourania
Klimentini (greek form of Clementine)
Achilles
Orestes
Phaethon
Tilemachos
Alkinoos
Odysseus
Ares
Phaethon
Iason
Nikiphoros
Markos-Honouring my father-
Emmanouil
Iraklis (cretan form of Hercules pronounced i-RA-klis)
Adamantios
Aleksi
Eira
Aino
Sylvi
Inka
Asser
Aleksis
Eino
WDYT? If you come from a non-English-speaking country, please tell me your "Completely native" favourite names. Do you want to use international or traditional names that are used where you live?
-Traditional names.Because I prefer names which have something to do with my nationality and Greek specialness :).And after all,in my opinion, Greek names are better than many *international* names :P...D'uh after all I am too patriot to use other names :)
I like many Greek names.Some of them:
Ariadne
Pasiphaë
Electra
Euridice
Eriphyle
Nephele
Arsinoe
Andromeda
Iphigeneia
Phaedra
Areti nn Aretousa
Theodora
Roxani -Honouring my gm-
Ourania
Klimentini (greek form of Clementine)
Achilles
Orestes
Phaethon
Tilemachos
Alkinoos
Odysseus
Ares
Phaethon
Iason
Nikiphoros
Markos-Honouring my father-
Emmanouil
Iraklis (cretan form of Hercules pronounced i-RA-klis)
Adamantios
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Traditional names.Because I prefer names which have something to do with my nationality and Greek specialness :).And after all,in my opinion, Greek names are better than many *international* names :P...D'uh after all I am too patriot to use other names :)
- :D I am not patriotic at all. Actually for the moment I'd love to move soewhere away from Finland. But well, it is always great that patriots exist. Without people like you there wouldn't have been any different (and interesting!) cultures people like me like to study. Actually, no land could exist without patriotism. :D
Out of your list, I like:
Pasiphaë
- Could you tell something about it?
Electra
- Love it
Euridice
- Orpheus and Euridice. In an opera with that name is a lovely flute solo. I adore the Russian form of Euridice, Evridika.
Eriphyle
Arsinoe
Andromeda
- Beautiful. I'm an Andr-name addicted person. :D
Iphigeneia
- Stunningly beautiful, really.
Theodora
- I love -dora names, too.
Roxani
- :)
Ourania
- I have thought about adding it to my PNL
Klimentini (greek form of Clementine)
- Oh wow, I like it very much!
Orestes
Phaethon
- Love the story
Alkinoos
- Pronounced ahl-KI-naw:s?
Odysseus
Ares
- Not something I'd like to use, though.
Iason
- Hate Jason, adore Iason.
Emmanouil
- Nice
Iraklis
- I remember there was a place named Iraklion, am I right?
Adamantios
I like your list. :)
- :D I am not patriotic at all. Actually for the moment I'd love to move soewhere away from Finland. But well, it is always great that patriots exist. Without people like you there wouldn't have been any different (and interesting!) cultures people like me like to study. Actually, no land could exist without patriotism. :D
Out of your list, I like:
Pasiphaë
- Could you tell something about it?
Electra
- Love it
Euridice
- Orpheus and Euridice. In an opera with that name is a lovely flute solo. I adore the Russian form of Euridice, Evridika.
Eriphyle
Arsinoe
Andromeda
- Beautiful. I'm an Andr-name addicted person. :D
Iphigeneia
- Stunningly beautiful, really.
Theodora
- I love -dora names, too.
Roxani
- :)
Ourania
- I have thought about adding it to my PNL
Klimentini (greek form of Clementine)
- Oh wow, I like it very much!
Orestes
Phaethon
- Love the story
Alkinoos
- Pronounced ahl-KI-naw:s?
Odysseus
Ares
- Not something I'd like to use, though.
Iason
- Hate Jason, adore Iason.
Emmanouil
- Nice
Iraklis
- I remember there was a place named Iraklion, am I right?
Adamantios
I like your list. :)
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In Greek mythology, Pasiphaë (English IPA: /pəˈsɪfeɪiː/, Greek: Πασιφάη Pasipháē), "wide-shining" was the daughter of Helios, the Sun, by the eldest[2] of the Oceanids, Perse Like her doublet Europa, her origins were in the East, in her case at Colchis, the palace of the Sun; she was given in marriage to King Minos of Crete. With Minos, she was the mother of Ariadne, Androgeus, Glaucus, Deucalion, Phaedra, and Catreus. She was also the mother of "starlike" Asterion, called by the Greeks the Minotaur, after a curse from Poseidon caused her to experience lust for and mate with a white bull sent by Poseidon.
Alkinoos
- Alcinous Greek Ἀλκίνοος (sometimes with the diacritical mark Alcinoüs; also transliterated as Alkínoös) pronounced: al-KI-noos
Heraklion or Iraklion is the largest city and capital of Crete.
Alkinoos
- Alcinous Greek Ἀλκίνοος (sometimes with the diacritical mark Alcinoüs; also transliterated as Alkínoös) pronounced: al-KI-noos
Heraklion or Iraklion is the largest city and capital of Crete.
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