61%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Finnish Mythology Pronounced Pron. /ˈʋæi.næ.ˌmøi.nen/(Finnish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Finnish väinä meaning "wide and slow-flowing river". In Finnish mythology Väinämöinen was a wise old magician, the son of the primal goddess Ilmatar. He is the hero of the Finnish epic the Kalevala. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesVäinö(Finnish) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange complex serious Images The Departure of Väinämöinen by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1906) Categories folk heroes, magic, mythology, rivers, water, witches