Aino

Gender Feminine
Usage Finnish, Estonian, Finnish Mythology
Pronounced Pron. IE-no(Finnish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "the only one" in Finnish. In the Finnish epic the Kalevala this is the name of a girl who drowns herself when she finds out she must marry the old man Väinämöinen.

Related Names

VariantAina(Finnish)
Other Languages & CulturesAina(Danish) Aina(Norwegian) Aina(Swedish)
User SubmissionsAino, Ainó

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   youthful   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Estonia: May 10
Finland: May 10
Sweden: June 13

Images

Detail from the Aino Triptych by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1891)Detail from the Aino Triptych by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1891)

Categories

Finnish words, isograms, mythology, numeric meanings, solitary, top 10 in Finland, victims, water, wet, women and death, word names, YouTubers
Entry updated November 20, 2020