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[Facts] Satu!
Hej Satu!I found three Finnish names at a rather bad baby name page (BabyNamesWorld.com). At least they are said to be Finnish, but are they really?
Aila - light-bearer
I know this means "halo around the moon" in Turkish, but Turkish is, as you know, not related to Finnish
Mika - new moon
Isn't it a nn for Mikael?
Preita - most loving one
I've never even heard this name! Isn't love something like "rakasta"?One more thing: I know you're an expert at European languages - do you have a clue about the origin of the name Kahlo, as in Frida Kahlo (my idol, heh, heh). It may be German, Hungarian or Yiddish.
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Hej Caprice,Yes, Mika in Finnish is short for Mikael. New moon in Finnish is 'uusikuu' and that's not used as a first name.Preita is not a Finnish name at all. (Love in Finnish is 'rakkaus' - not a name either). Preita seems to be a variant of the Indian name Preet which means 'love'.I don't know anything about the name Kahlo, I'm sorry. There's a Finnish word 'kahle' which means fetter / chain. Or it might be related to the German word (and surname) 'kahl' which means bald.
No - that were just wild guesses, I really have no idea! ;)Hälsningar
Satu
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Tack!Jag trodde väl att Preita inte var något finskt namn...
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Fast det låter ju nästan som en finsk Britta-ombildning! ;D
Satu
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