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I was glad to see my first name Saana finally on the main database (yay!). However, I'm really baffled by the description "Finnish short form of SUSANNA", since no source I've read (and I've been going through a lot, since the meaning of my name has obviously interested me) has ever suggested Saana has anything to do with Susanna. Instead, they have all stated that Saana comes from the Finnish fell called Saana (what the etymology for the fell's name is might be more unclear), and that it became popular because it reminded Jaana, a common Finnish name, and also because some other nature-y names like Inari (a lake in Lapland) and Salla (also a fell in Lapland) were becoming popular. The Finnish name Bible, aka Kustaa Vilkuna's book on names, also agrees with this explanation.
Also, Saana isn't grouped with Susanna and its variants on the name day calendar (Saana's name day is on 17th Oct and Susanna's 11th Aug). Related names are paired together in the name calendar, I can't think of any cases where related names wouldn't have their name days on the same day.
So where is the information that says Saana is derived from Susanna coming from? Does anyone have any info on this? Mike C?
Apologies if I appear too hysterical, but this is a really sore spot for me!
Also, Saana isn't grouped with Susanna and its variants on the name day calendar (Saana's name day is on 17th Oct and Susanna's 11th Aug). Related names are paired together in the name calendar, I can't think of any cases where related names wouldn't have their name days on the same day.
So where is the information that says Saana is derived from Susanna coming from? Does anyone have any info on this? Mike C?
Apologies if I appear too hysterical, but this is a really sore spot for me!
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