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Emil Ali Viljami (Jenni and Sami)
Akseli Urho Artturi, sister Lydia (Sasa and Ilkka)
Jaakko Arvi Juhani, sister Elsa (Ulla and Teppo)
Onni Antero, brothers Aaron and Anton (Minna and Kimmo)
Touko Alvar Juhani, sister Hilja (Riikka and Otto)
Aamos Elias Ahti (Miia and Valtteri)
Leon Matti Manuel, sister Luna (Minni and Lauri)
Noora Emilia (Maarit and Tuomas)
Siiri Regina, sister Ida (Nelli and Tuomas)
Emina Mirjam Alexandra (Oona and Jon)
Aino Linnea, brother Juha (Sari and Olli)
Saima Matilda, sister Hertta (Heli and Arto)
Linnea Mai Alisa, brother Leo (Auli and Aapo)
Oona Vappu, siblings Joel and Isla (Marjukka and Juho)
Astrid Aurelia, sister Aida (Asta and Arhi)
Emil Ali Viljami (Jenni and Sami)
Akseli Urho Artturi, sister Lydia (Sasa and Ilkka)
Jaakko Arvi Juhani, sister Elsa (Ulla and Teppo)
Onni Antero, brothers Aaron and Anton (Minna and Kimmo)
Touko Alvar Juhani, sister Hilja (Riikka and Otto)
Aamos Elias Ahti (Miia and Valtteri)
Leon Matti Manuel, sister Luna (Minni and Lauri)
Noora Emilia (Maarit and Tuomas)
Siiri Regina, sister Ida (Nelli and Tuomas)
Emina Mirjam Alexandra (Oona and Jon)
Aino Linnea, brother Juha (Sari and Olli)
Saima Matilda, sister Hertta (Heli and Arto)
Linnea Mai Alisa, brother Leo (Auli and Aapo)
Oona Vappu, siblings Joel and Isla (Marjukka and Juho)
Astrid Aurelia, sister Aida (Asta and Arhi)
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I like a lot of these! If they weren't so hard to pronounce in the US I might use one
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Hi Remora !!!!
Here I am for your Finnish names !!!
Sami* because of the people, isn't it?
Akseli: I like it! It has a nice sound!
Urho*: It means "brave" isn't it? Nice!
Lydia: Always elegant and beautiful.
Elsa: I love this name. Simple and elegant.
Onni*: So nice! Familiar and good meaning.
Anton: strong and fascinating.
Minna: I prefer Mina but Minna is lovely too.
Touko*: Strange sound but ok.
Alvar*: I prefer it to Alvaro (Italian) of Álvaro (Spanish). It is more sincere.
Hilja*: Sweet sound and interesting meaning.
Otto: I like its streigh although it means "eight".
Ahti*: interesting. Is he a god?
Manuel: I like it. Fascinating and strong.
Luna: One of my favourite names. I would use it.
Mirjam: I like this spelling!
Jon: I prefer this spelling to John and I like its Y starting sound.
Aino* Linnea: Nice combo!
Hertta*: Does it mean "heart"?
Linnéa: One of my favourite Scandinavian name.
Leo: Beatiful and strong.
Aulikki*: What does it mean?
Isla: beautiful Scottish name. I like its sound.
Astrid: This name became International..but what do you think of it?
Aida: Here it is dated but it is literarian and melodiac.
* These names were all born in Finland.
Can you tell me more about them? How they are perceived..what vibe they have in 2017..everything else.
Here I am for your Finnish names !!!
Sami* because of the people, isn't it?
Akseli: I like it! It has a nice sound!
Urho*: It means "brave" isn't it? Nice!
Lydia: Always elegant and beautiful.
Elsa: I love this name. Simple and elegant.
Onni*: So nice! Familiar and good meaning.
Anton: strong and fascinating.
Minna: I prefer Mina but Minna is lovely too.
Touko*: Strange sound but ok.
Alvar*: I prefer it to Alvaro (Italian) of Álvaro (Spanish). It is more sincere.
Hilja*: Sweet sound and interesting meaning.
Otto: I like its streigh although it means "eight".
Ahti*: interesting. Is he a god?
Manuel: I like it. Fascinating and strong.
Luna: One of my favourite names. I would use it.
Mirjam: I like this spelling!
Jon: I prefer this spelling to John and I like its Y starting sound.
Aino* Linnea: Nice combo!
Hertta*: Does it mean "heart"?
Linnéa: One of my favourite Scandinavian name.
Leo: Beatiful and strong.
Aulikki*: What does it mean?
Isla: beautiful Scottish name. I like its sound.
Astrid: This name became International..but what do you think of it?
Aida: Here it is dated but it is literarian and melodiac.
* These names were all born in Finland.
Can you tell me more about them? How they are perceived..what vibe they have in 2017..everything else.
This message was edited 7/30/2017, 2:24 AM
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Hi Felie, thanks for your comments!
Sami
- Sami is actually a Finnish short form of Samuel / Samuli, similar to English Sam or Sammy. The difference, though, is that Sami is used more often used as a full name rather than nickname. Sami was a popular name from the 1960's to the 1990's, so it's quite dated to me. Newborn babies today are more likely to be named Samuel than Sami.
Urho
- Urho itself doesn't mean brave, but it's derived from "urhea" which has that meaning. Urho is quite trendy today, but not overly popular. Many Finns associate the name with Urho Kekkonen, the longest-serving President of Finland (in office 1956-1982).
Onni
- Onni is very, very popular now, similar to Noah in the US. Onni isn't a timeless classic, though: last time it was as popular as it's today was about 100 years ago. So, Onni can also be considered as a vintage name.
Touko
- Touko has always been a bit rarer name, but it has got more popular in recent years. Touko is actually an archaic Finnish word, meaning "spring planting": in fact, the month May is "toukokuu" in Finnish. So, Touko is a vintage name like Onni, but not as popular.
Alvar
- Alvar is quite trendy today. I think it got first popular among the Swedish-speaking Finns and then among the Finnish-speaking majority. A famous bearer of this name was architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1972), whose work is still very much loved by Finns.
Sami
- Sami is actually a Finnish short form of Samuel / Samuli, similar to English Sam or Sammy. The difference, though, is that Sami is used more often used as a full name rather than nickname. Sami was a popular name from the 1960's to the 1990's, so it's quite dated to me. Newborn babies today are more likely to be named Samuel than Sami.
Urho
- Urho itself doesn't mean brave, but it's derived from "urhea" which has that meaning. Urho is quite trendy today, but not overly popular. Many Finns associate the name with Urho Kekkonen, the longest-serving President of Finland (in office 1956-1982).
Onni
- Onni is very, very popular now, similar to Noah in the US. Onni isn't a timeless classic, though: last time it was as popular as it's today was about 100 years ago. So, Onni can also be considered as a vintage name.
Touko
- Touko has always been a bit rarer name, but it has got more popular in recent years. Touko is actually an archaic Finnish word, meaning "spring planting": in fact, the month May is "toukokuu" in Finnish. So, Touko is a vintage name like Onni, but not as popular.
Alvar
- Alvar is quite trendy today. I think it got first popular among the Swedish-speaking Finns and then among the Finnish-speaking majority. A famous bearer of this name was architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1972), whose work is still very much loved by Finns.
This message was edited 7/30/2017, 4:37 AM
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