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The names listed here are used in Finland.

MAARIA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MARIA

MAARIKA   f   Finnish, Estonian
Diminutive of MAARIA (Finnish) or MAARJA (Estonian).

MAARIT   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MARGARET

MAIJA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MARY

MAINIO   m   Finnish
Means "excellent" in Finnish.

MARI   f   Welsh, Breton, Finnish, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Welsh, Breton, Estonian and Finnish form of MARY, as well as a Hungarian diminutive of MÁRIA... [more]

MARIA   f & m   Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [more]

MARIKA   f   Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian
Diminutive of MARY

MARITA (2)   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MARGARET

MARITTA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MARGARET

MARJA   f   Dutch, Finnish
Dutch and Finnish form of MARIA... [more]

MARJAANA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MIRIAM

MARJATTA   f   Finnish
Diminutive of MARJA

MARJO   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MARIA

MARJUKKA   f   Finnish
Diminutive of MARJA

MARJUT   f   Finnish
Diminutive of MARJA

MARKETTA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MARGARET

MARKKU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of MARK

MARKO   m   Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Finnish, Basque
Cognate of MARK

MARKUS   m   German, Finnish
German and Finnish form of MARK

MARTTA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MARTHA

MARTTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of MARTIN

MATIAS   m   Finnish, Portuguese
Finnish and Portuguese form of MATTHIAS

MATILDA   f   English, Swedish, Finnish, Slovak
From the Germanic name Mahthildis meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hild "battle"... [more]

MATLEENA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MAGDALENE

MATTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of MATTHEW

MAUNO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of MAGNUS

MAUNU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of MAGNUS

MAURI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of MAURICE

MERI   f   Finnish
Means "the sea" in Finnish.

MERJA   f   Finnish
Possibly from the name of an ancient Finnish tribe.

MIIA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MIA

MIINA   f   Finnish
Short form of VILHELMIINA

MIKA   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of MIKAEL

MIKAEL   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of MICHAEL

MIKKO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of MICHAEL

MILLA   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
Short form of CAMILLA and other names that end in milla.

MIMMI   f   Finnish
Diminutive of VILHELMIINA

MINNA   f   German, Finnish
German short form of WILHELMINA and a Finnish short form of VILHELMIINA.

MINTTU   f   Finnish
Means "mint" in Finnish.

MIRJA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MIRIAM

MIRJAM   f   Dutch, German, Finnish
Dutch, German and Finnish form of MIRIAM

MIRJAMI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of MIRIAM

NIILO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of NICHOLAS

NIINA   f   Finnish
Short form of ANNIINA

NIKLAS   m   Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of NICHOLAS

NIKO   m   Finnish, Croatian
Finnish form of NICHOLAS, and a Croatian and Slovene short form of NIKOLA (1)

NOOA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of NOAH (1)

NOORA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of NORA

OILI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of OLGA

OIVA   m   Finnish
Means "splendid" in Finnish.

OLAVI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of OLAF

OLIVIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish
This name was first used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night' (1602)... [more]

OLLI   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of OLAF

ONNI   m   Finnish
Means "happiness, luck" in Finnish.

ORVOKKI   f   Finnish
Means "pansy flower" in Finnish.

OSKARI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of OSCAR

OSKU   m   Finnish
Short form of OSKARI

OTSO   m   Finnish
Means "bear" in Finnish.

OTTO   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Finnish
Later German form of ODO... [more]

PAAVALI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PAUL used in the Bible.

PAAVO   m   Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of PAUL

PÄIVÄ   f   Finnish
Means "day" in Finnish.

PÄIVI   f   Finnish
Derived from Finnish päivä "day".

PASI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of BASIL (1)

PAULA   f   German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]

PAULI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PAUL

PAULIINA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of PAULINA

PEKKA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PENTTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of BENEDICT

PERTTI   m   Finnish
Short form of ROOPERTTI or ALPERTTI

PERTTU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of BARTHOLOMEW

PETRA   f   Greek, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian, English
Feminine form of PETER... [more]

PETRI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PETTERI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PIETARI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PETER used in the Bible.

PIIA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of PIA

PILVI   f   Finnish
Means "a cloud" in Finnish.

PINJA   f   Finnish
Means "stone pine" in Finnish.

PIRITTA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of BIRGITTA

PIRJO   f   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of PIRITTA

PIRKKO   f   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of PIRITTA

PRIITA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of BRITA

PYRY   m   Finnish
Means "snowstorm, blizzard" in Finnish.

RAAKEL   f   Finnish
Finnish form of RACHEL

RAIMO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of RAYMOND

RANSU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

RAUHA   f   Finnish
Means "peace" in Finnish.

REETA   f   Finnish
Finnish short form of MARGARET

REETTA   f   Finnish
Finnish short form of MARGARET

REIJO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of GREGORY

REIMA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of RAYMOND

REINO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of REYNOLD

REKO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of GREGORY

RIIKA   f   Finnish
Finnish short form of FREDERICA

RIIKKA   f   Finnish
Finnish short form of FREDERICA

RIINA   f   Finnish, Estonian
Short form of KATARIINA

RIITTA   f   Finnish
Finnish short form of PIRITTA

RIKARD   m   Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of RICHARD

RIKHARD   m   Finnish
Finnish form of RICHARD

RIKU (1)   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of RICHARD

RISTO   m   Finnish, Macedonian
Finnish and Macedonian short form of CHRISTOPHER

RITVA   f   Finnish
Means "birch branch" in Finnish.

ROOPE   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ROBERT

ROOPERTTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ROBERT

RUUBEN   m   Finnish
Finnish form of REUBEN

SAARA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of SARAH

SÄDE   f   Finnish
Means "ray of light" in Finnish.

SAIJA   f   Finnish
Diminutive of SARI

SAKARI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ZECHARIAH

SAKKE   m   Finnish
Diminutive of SAKARI

SAKU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ZECHARIAH

SALLI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of SALLY

SALOMON   m   French, Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish
French, Scandinavian, Finnish and Polish form of SOLOMON

SAMI (1)   m   Hungarian, Finnish
Hungarian and Finnish diminutive of SAMUEL

SAMPO   m   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

SAMPPA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of SAMSON

SAMU   m   Hungarian, Finnish
Hungarian and Finnish diminutive of SAMUEL

SAMULI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of SAMUEL

SANDRA   f   Italian, English, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene
Short form of ALESSANDRA... [more]

SANTERI   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of ALEXANDER

SANTTU   m   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of ALEXANDER

SARI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of SARAH

SATU   f   Finnish
Means "fairy tale, fable" in Finnish.

SAULI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of SAUL

SEBASTIAN   m   German, English, Scandinavian, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
From the Roman name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste" in Latin... [more]

SEIJA   f   Finnish
Derived from Finnish seijas meaning "tranquil, serene".

SENJA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of KSENIYA

SEPI   m   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of SEPPO (1) or SEBASTIAN

SEPPO (1)   m   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish seppä "smith"... [more]

SEPPO (2)   m   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of SEBASTIAN

SEVERI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of Severus (see SEVERO).

SIIRI   f   Finnish
Finnish short form of SIGRID

SILJA   f   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of CECILIA

SIMO   m   Finnish, Serbian
Finnish and Serbian form of SIMON

SINI   f   Finnish
Means "blue" in Finnish... [more]

SINIKKA   f   Finnish
Elaborated form of SINI

SIRPA   f   Finnish
Derived from Finnish sirpale "small piece, fragment".

SISKO   f   Finnish
Means "sister" in Finnish.

SISU   m   Finnish
Means "willpower, determination, strength" in Finnish.

SOFIA   f   Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish
Variant of SOPHIA

SOHVI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of SOPHIA

SOINI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of SVEN

SONJA   f   German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Serbian
Cognate of SONYA

STIINA   f   Finnish
Finnish short form of CHRISTINA

SULO   m   Finnish
Means "charm, grace" in Finnish.

SUOMA   f   Finnish
Derived from Finnish Suomi meaning "Finland".

SUSANNA   f   Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical
From Σουσαννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah)... [more]

SUVI   f   Finnish
Means "summer" in Finnish.

SYLVI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of SILVIA

TAAVETTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of DAVID

TAAVI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of DAVID

TÄHTI   f   Finnish (Rare)
Means "star" in Finnish.

TAHVO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of STEPHEN

TAIKA   f   Finnish (Rare)
Means "magic, spell" in Finnish.

TAIMI   f   Finnish
Means "sapling, young tree" in Finnish.

TAINA   f   Finnish
Finnish short form of TATIANA

TAISTO   m   Finnish
Means "battle" in Finnish.

TANELI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of DANIEL

TANJA   f   German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Short form of TATIANA

TAPANI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of STEPHEN

TAPIO   m   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown. Tapio was the Finnish god of forests, animals, and hunting.

TARJA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of DARIA

TARMO   m   Finnish
Means "energy" in Finnish.

TARU   f   Finnish
Means "legend, myth" in Finnish.

TATU   m   Finnish
Diminutive of TANELI

TAUNO   m   Finnish
Means "peaceful, modest" in Karelian Finnish.

TEA   f   German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Short form of THEODORA or DOROTHEA

TEEMU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of NICODEMUS

TEIJA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of DOROTHEA

TEPPO   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of STEPHEN

TERESA   f   Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian, English
Cognate of THERESA... [more]

TERHI   f   Finnish
Short form of Terhenetär, which was derived from Finnish terhen "mist"... [more]

TERHO   m   Finnish
Means "acorn" in Finnish.

TERO   m   Finnish
Short form of ANTERO

TERTTU   f   Finnish
Means "bunch, cluster" in Finnish.

TEUVO   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of THEODORE

TIIA   f   Finnish
Short form of DOROTHEA

TIINA   f   Finnish
Short form of KRISTIINA

TILDA   f   English, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of MATILDA

TIMO (1)   m   Finnish
Finnish form of TIMOTHY or TIMON

TOINI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of ANTONIA

TOIVO   m   Finnish
Means "hope" in Finnish.

TOMI   m   Finnish, Hungarian
Finnish and Hungarian diminutive of THOMAS

TOMMI   m   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of THOMAS

TONI (1)   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ANTHONY

TOPI   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of TOBIAS

TOPIAS   m   Finnish
Finnish form of TOBIAS

TORSTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of TORSTEN

TUIJA   f   Finnish
Means "cedar" in Finnish.

TUOMAS   m   Finnish
Finnish form of THOMAS

TUOMO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of THOMAS

TUULA   f   Finnish
Variant of TUULI

TUULI   f   Finnish
Means "wind" in Finnish.

TUULIKKI   f   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Means "little wind" in Finnish, derived from tuuli "wind"... [more]

TYYNE   f   Finnish
Derived from Finnish tyyni "calm, serene".

UKKO   m   Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Means "old man" in Finnish... [more]

ULLA   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
Diminutive of ULRIKA

ULRIIKKA   f   Finnish
Finnish feminine form of ULRICH

ULRIKA   f   German, Scandinavian, Finnish
German and Scandinavian feminine form of ULRICH... [more]

UOLEVI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of OLAF

URHO   m   Finnish
Means "brave" in Finnish.

URSULA   f   English, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Finnish
Means "little bear", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ursa "she-bear"... [more]

USKO   m   Finnish
Means "faith" in Finnish.

VÄINÖ   m   Finnish
Short form of VÄINÄMÖINEN

VALTO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of WALDEMAR

VALTTERI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of WALTER

VANAMO   f   Finnish
Means "twinflower" in Finnish.

VAPPU   f   Finnish
Finnish form of WALBURGA

VARPU   f   Finnish
From the Finnish name for a type of berry bush.

VEERA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of VERA (1)

VEIKKO   m   Finnish
Diminutive of VELI

VELI   m   Finnish
Means "brother" in Finnish.

VENLA   f   Finnish
Finnish feminine form of WENDEL

VESA   m   Finnish
Means "sprout, young tree" in Finnish.

VIENO   f & m   Finnish
Means "gentle" in Finnish.

VIIVI   f   Finnish
Finnish form of VIVIAN

VILHELMI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of WILLIAM

VILHELMIINA   f   Finnish
Finnish feminine form of WILLIAM

VILHELMINA   f   Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish feminine form of WILLIAM

VILHO   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of WILLIAM

VILJAMI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of WILLIAM

VILJO   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of WILLIAM

VILLE   m   Finnish
Finnish short form of WILLIAM

VILPPU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PHILIP

VIRVA   f   Finnish
Possibly derived from Finnish virvatuli meaning "will o' the wisp"... [more]

VOITTO   m   Finnish
Means "victory" in Finnish.

VUOKKO   f   Finnish
Means "anemone flower" in Finnish.

YRJÄNÄ   m   Finnish
Finnish form of GEORGE

YRJÖ   m   Finnish
Finnish form of GEORGE

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