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Hei Eliisa!

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Taimi – female Finnish name (meaning: young tree)
Tyyne – variation of the female Finnish name Tyyni (meaning: silent, calm)
Kauko – male Finnish name (meaning: ??? maybe: far, far away? – just a guess!)
Vekko – I don’t know this name... maybe it’s a Finnish form of the Danish name Viggo? – just a guess! Viggo is a latinized form (used in Scandinavia) of male Old Norse names beginning or ending with Vig-/-vig (meaning: battle) and of the male Old Norse name Vöggr (meaning: rolling gait)
Tellervo – female Finnish name, but I don’t know the meaning…
Ritva – female Finnish name (meaning: osier twig)
Jari – variation of the male Finnish name Jalmari which is the Finnish form of the male Old Nordic name Hjalmar / Hjalmarr (meaning: helmet, protection + warrior)
Hilkka – female Finnish form of the Old Norse name Hilda / Hildr (meaning: battle, fight)

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The Finnish pronunciation of Elina:

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E – as in the English word bed
L – almost like an English L
I – as in the English word sit
N – like an English N
A – as in the English word nut (but broader)

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The stress in on the first syllable (all Finnish words and names are stressed on the first syllable)

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In the Swedish speaking part of Finland the name would be pronounced like this:

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E – almost as in the English word bed but double the length
L – almost like an English L
I – as in the English word seat (even a little broader!)
N – like an English N
A – as in the English word nut (but broader)

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The stress is on the second syllable

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Maybe Lassia can help with Vekko, Kauko and Tellervo? I'd like to know, too!

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Terveisin
Satu