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So I'm curious, are these Sami names used mostly by Sami people, or by Finns as well? And are there Finnish (not Sami) place names that are given as names to people?~ Caitlín


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They are used by Finns. A Finnish name book I have calls them "Lapland romanticism names".I can't think of any Finnish place names that are used as first names, other than names like Kaarina and Loviisa which were first names before they became place names.
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Very interesting...thanks for the info.
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