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Also Estonian: https://www.stat.ee/public/apps/nimed/
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This name is very popular in Bosnia. I wonder if it has a different meaning there and if so what it is. I don't think that this is only a Finnish name but one used in several languages and cultures. [noted -ed]
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Also used in Latvia and in Bosnia, but in the Bosnian case, it may be a form of an Arabic name.
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The name Ilma iš also popular in Baltic states.
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Now, noun names are not all that uncommon in Finland. Children have been named Pilvi 'cloud', Aamu 'morning', Ilta 'evening', and the likes, and these are perfectly acceptable names, but this one gets a tad too literal and concrete for many Finns' tastes somehow. I guess this name has been quite common, but I have yet to hear of even a very old woman who has died long ago named Ilma. The masculine name Ilmari used to be common, but it doesn't really mean anything, like this one does. Besides, the name sounds like some other hideous grandmother names like Elma and Alma.
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