This is a list of submitted names in which an editor of the name is
Uilos.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aalto m & f FinnishMeans "wave" in Finnish. More commonly used as a surname.
Alku m Finnish (Rare)Means "start, beginning, inception, incipience" in Finnish. The name may also be a variant form of
Algot.
Ano m Finnish, GreenlandicFinnish name meaning "asked for", derived from the Finnish verb
anoa meaning "to ask" and Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Arimo m FinnishA Finnish name of unknown origin and meaning.
Dome m Finnish (Modern, Rare)Famous bearer is Dome Karukoski (born Thomas August George Karukoski), one of Finland's most successful film directors, having won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition... [
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Eppu m & f FinnishA Finnish diminutive of such names as
Emil and
Erik. Famous bearers are the Finnish band Eppu Normaali, author and actress Eppu Nuotio (born Eija-Riitta Nuotio) and actor Eppu Salminen (born Jarmo Juhani Salminen)... [
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Havu m & f Finnish (Rare)Means "fresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree" or "needle of a coniferous tree".
Helfrid f Swedish, Finland SwedishThe origins of this name (first documented in 1816) are uncertain, though it could be a Swedish feminine form of
Helfried or a variant of
Hallfrid (the Norwegian form of
Hallfríðr), the initial syllable possibly influenced by
Helga (which is ultimately related to the first element in
Eloise).
Helinä f FinnishDerives from Finnish word
helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of
Helena.... [
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Heljä f FinnishVariant of
Helena and/or
Helinä. It may also be derived from a Finnish word "heleä", meaning "bright, vivid".
Hilkka f FinnishFrom the word
hilkka, which means "a bonnet, a hood". Little Red Riding Hood is known as 'Punahilkka' in Finland, and the fairy tale may have had something to do with the name Hilkka becoming more common... [
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Ihanelma f FinnishCreated during the time of Finnish Romantic nationalism by using an old Finnish name
iha. The name was probably inspired by similar names
Anelma and
Sanelma.
Ilo m & f FinnishMeans "joy, happiness, delight, pleasure" in Finnish. The name has also been used as a diminutive for
Ilja and
Hilarius.... [
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Jare m FinnishVariant of
Jari. Famous bearers are Finnish rappers Jare "Cheek" Tiihonen and Jare Brand of the rap duo JVG.
Kaarola f Finnish (Rare)Variant of
Karola. A famous bearer was Kaarola Avellan (born Alexandra Karola Avellan, 1853–1930), Finnish actress and pedagogue.
Kaino m & f FinnishMeans "demure, timid, coy, shy" in Finnish.
Kastehelmi f FinnishDerived from Finnish
kastehelmi "dewdrop", ultimately from
kaste "dew" and
helmi "pearl".
Kukka-Maaria f FinnishCombination of
kukka, meaning "a flower" in Finnish and
Maaria which refers to Virgin Mary. Christian feast, Visitation of Mary, was called Kukka-Maaria in the past.... [
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Kuutar f Finnish MythologyFinnish goddess of the moon. Her name is derived from
kuu meaning "moon, month" and the feminine ending
-tar.
Lauha f FinnishMeans 'gentle', 'calm' and 'mild' in Finnish. Also a genus of plants.
Lemmitty f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)Means "beloved" in Finnish (i.e., the past passive participle of
lempiä; compare
Lempi). It has occasionally been used as a feminine given name (and sometimes a masculine name; it is rare for either sex, and mostly a middle name).
Leporello m TheatreName of Don Giovanni's servant in W. A. Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.
Loja f Swedish, FinnishA famous bearer is Loja Saarinen (born Minna Carolina Louise Gesellius, 1879–1968), a Finnish-American textile artist, sculptor and wife of the architect Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950).
Manna f & m FinnishManna was originally a male name, coming from the names
Immanuel and
Mauno. Later, Manna has been used as a female name, because it ends in an "a".
Miio m Finnish (Modern)A form of
Mio which is from Astrid Lindgren's children's book Mio, my Mio (also known as Mio, my Son)(Mio, min Mio in Swedish)
Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, ItalianFrom
Mimosa, a genus of plants that are sensitive to touch. The best known plant from that genus is the
Mimosa pudica, better known in English as the
touch-me-not. The plant genus derives its name from Spanish
mimosa, which is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective
mimoso meaning "cuddly".
Myy f FinnishA Finnish variant of
My. A famous bearer is Pikku Myy (Lilla My in Swedish, Little My in English), a character in the Moomin series of books by Tove Jansson.
Okko m FinnishShort form of
Oskari, and possibly a variant of
Ukko. In the Finnish Orthodox name day calendar Okko's name day is celebrated on February 27, as it is considered to be a short form of Prokko which itself is a diminutive of
Prokopios.
Onerva f & m FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
onerva meaning "aftergrass; the hay grown after harvesting".
Onnea f Finnish (Rare)Variant form of
Onnia. This is a common word to casually congratulate someone or wish them good luck.
Osma m Finnish (Rare)Variant of
Osmo. 'Osma' is also another word for "wolverine" (mostly known as 'ahma' in Finnish).
Osmo m FinnishFrom a poetic term meaning "fiancé" or "young man", called both
osmo and
osma in Finnish.
Pipsa f FinnishDiminutive of
Pirkko,
Pirjo and other feminine names beginning with p. This is also the Finnish name of Peppa Pig (Pipsa Possu) and Peppermint Patty from Peanuts (Piparminttu-Pipsa).
Riia f FinnishA Finnish variant spelling of
Ria. Finnish name day July 2.
Ristiina f FinnishFinnish dialectal form of
Kristiina. Ristiina is also the name of a former municipality in Eastern Finland.
Runo m & f FinnishFrom Finnish word
runo, which means "poem".
Sällfrid m Swedish (Rare)Combination of elements
säll, meaning "blissful, happy", and
frid, meaning "peace, protection, friendship".
Sanelma f FinnishOld Finnish name of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, connects this name to the Finnish word for "story; poem" and ultimately to the Finnish verb
sanella "to dictate". Sanelma may also be derived from the name
Anelma.
Siro f & m FinnishMeans "petite, graceful, delicate, slender" in Finnish. More commonly used as a surname
Siru f FinnishFinnish version of Sigrid. In Finnish language it means "fragment".
Skuldfrid f & m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)A combination of Old Norse elements
skuld, meaning "blame, future", and
fríðr, meaning "beautiful, beloved, good, peaceful, safe".
Solmu m & f FinnishMeans "knot" in Finnish. The name was created by The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation (Kansanvalistusseura) as a equivalent for
Knut. It had a name day in the Finnish calendar from 1929 to 1947: the name day was removed because there were too few bearers.
Suometar f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)Means "Finnish woman", derived from the word Suomi (Finland in Finnish) and combined with a feminine suffix -tar. As a name, Suometar came into use under the influence of the Estonian folk poem "Salme", which Elias Lönnrot translated into Finnish as "Suomettaren kosijat" (Suometar's suitors) in the 1830's... [
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Tiivi f & m Finnish (Rare)Tiivi is an alternative name for such birds as the broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus, more commonly used Finnish name is "jänkäsirriäinen") and the Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii, "lapinsirri")... [
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Toimi m FinnishDerived from Finnish
toimi "action, task, chore, duty". Known Finnish bearers of this name are politician Toimi Kankaanniemi (b. 1950), former rower Toimi Pitkänen (b. 1928) and former cross-country skier Toimi Alatalo (b... [
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Touko m FinnishFrom Finnish
touko meaning "sowing (in the springtime)".
Tuovi f & m FinnishDerived from the place name
Tuovila "village of Tove", a village in Finland. It was invented by the Finnish author Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen for a character of his novel "Pohjan-Piltti" (1859).
Untamo m Finnish, Finnish MythologyOld Finnish name with unclear origin: possibly derived either from old Germanic name
Undo or Finnish word
uni, meaning "dream". Untamo was a character in Finnish epic Kalevala.
Upi m & f FinnishA diminutive of
Urpo, also used as a nickname for other names starting with U.
Valio m FinnishFrom Finnish
valio meaning "an outstanding individual, a pick, choice, elite".
Vaula f Finnish (Rare)Vaula is both a flower/flowering plant genus ("Asarina" in Latin) and in old Finnish language a little wooden ring that kept a bunch of silver birch branches together in a sauna.