Väinämöinen

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Finnish Mythology

Pronounced Pron. VIE-na-mui-nehn(Finnish)

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.