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LEMMINKÄINEN
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GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Finnish Mythology
Meaning & History
Meaning unknown, possibly related to Finnish lempi "love". In the Finnish epic the 'Kalevala' this is the name of an arrogant hero. After he was killed his mother fetched his body from the River of Death and restored him to life. He is sometimes identified with the god Ahti.
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