Finnish Submitted Names

Finnish names are used in the country of Finland in northern Europe.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aabel m Estonian (Archaic), Finnish (Rare)
Estonian form and Finnish variant of Abel.
Aabra m Finnish
Uralic short form of Abram 1 or Abraham.
Aabu m Finnish
Variant of Aabo.
Aake m & f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of many names with the ak sound, both masculine and feminine ones.
Aakko m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Aron or Abraham
Aaku m Finnish
Variant of Aake.
Aakusta f Finnish
Finnish form of Augusta.
Aala f Finnish
Variant of Aale.
Aale m Old Swedish, Finnish
Old Swedish short form of names beginning with Al- and Finnish diminutive of Aarne or Arvid.
Aali f Estonian, Finnish
Variant of Aale 1.
Aali m Finnish
Variant of Aale 2.
Aallokko f Finnish
Translates as 'waves'
Aallotar f Finnish
Means "water nymph", from Finnish aalto, meaning "wave", combined with feminine suffix -tar.
Aalto m & f Finnish
Means "wave" in Finnish. More commonly used as a surname.
Aalu f Finnish
Variant of Aale
Aamos m Finnish
Variant of Amos.
Aamunkoi f Finnish (Archaic)
Translates as Morning Dawn.
Aana f Finnish
Finnish form of Anna.
Äänis m & f Finnish (Rare)
From Äänisjärvi, the Finnish name for Lake Onega, a lake in East Karelia Russia.
Aapa m Finnish
Variant of Ape.
Aapar m Finnish
Finnish form of Abram 1.
Aapel m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Abel.
Aapi m Finnish
Variant of Ape 2.
Aapikka m Finnish
Diminutive of Aapi.
Aappo m Finnish
Variant of Aapo.
Aaprahami m Finnish
Finnish variant of Abraham.
Aaprami m Finnish
Finnish form of Abram 1.
Aapro m Finnish
Variant of Aabraham.
Aaretti m Finnish
Finnish variant of Aret.
Aarno m Finnish
Finnish form of Arnold.
Aarnoltti m Finnish
Finnish form of Arnold.
Aaroni m Finnish
Finnish form of Aaron.
Aarto m Finnish
Variant of Arto.
Aasia f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Asia" in Finnish.
Aate m Finnish
Means "thought" or "ideology" in Finnish. It is also used as a short form of Aatami and Aadolf.
Aave m & f Finnish
Means "ghost" in Finnish.
Aavi m & f Finnish
Variant of Aave.
Abbo m Germanic, Medieval Dutch, Medieval German, Medieval French, Frisian, Finnish
Either from Proto-Germanic *abô meaning "husband, man", or a diminutive of Alberich and other names beginning with Old High German alb "elf", as well as a Frisian diminutive of Old High German names beginning with the element adal "noble" and a second element beginning with b (compare Abe 2)... [more]
Adalmiina f Finnish, Literature
Used by Zacharias Topelius, a Finnish fairy tale writer, in his story 'Adalmiinan helmi' ('Adalmiina's pearl' in English, 'Adalminas pärla' in Swedish), which was published during the late 1800s.... [more]
Adeliina f Finnish
Variant of Adelina.
Adelin f & m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Medieval French, Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon, Niçard
Scandinavian feminine variant of Adelina, Romanian, Languedocian, Niçard and Gascon masculine form of Adelina and medieval French masculine form of Adeline.
Adine f Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Haitian Creole
Variant of Adina 2. As a Norwegian name, also possibly a feminine form of Adrian.
Adolfiina f Finnish
Feminine form of Aadolf.
Affu m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Affe.
Agapeetus m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Agapetus.
Ahto m Estonian, Finnish
Variant of Ahti.
Ahvo m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Agabus or Afanasi.
Aihe m Finnish
From Finnish aihe meaning "subject", "topic", "theme".
Aija f Finnish
Probably a variant of Eija.
Äijö m Finnish Mythology, Finnish (Rare)
A form of word äijä, old man. Also name variant for Ukko the god of the sky, weather, harvest and thunder in Finnish mythology.
Aika m & f Finnish
Means "time" in Finnish.
Aikamieli m & f Finnish (Rare)
Old Finnish name according to Kustaa Vilkuna (a Finnish ethnologist, linguist and historian).
Aikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Finnish names beginning with Ai-.
Aikko f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Aikki.
Aikku f Finnish
Variant of Aikki.
Ailo m Sami, Norwegian, Estonian, Finnish
Sami variant of Áilu.
Ainamo f Finnish
Diminutive of Aino.
Aini f Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Aino.
Airuska f Finnish
Diminutive of Airi 2.
Aisla f Finnish (Modern, Rare, ?)
Of unknown meaning.
Aito m Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish aito meaning "true, authentic".
Akaata f Finnish
Finnish form of Agatha.
Akaaton m Finnish (Archaic)
Finnish form of Agaton.
Akaatta f Finnish
Finnish form of Agatha.
Akatius m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Achatius.
Ake m Finnish
Short form of Aleksi or variant of Aake.
Akilles m Finnish, Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of Achilles.
Akuliina f Finnish
Finnish form of Aquilina.
Akviliina f Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish form of Aquilina.
Akvilina f Georgian (Rare), Lithuanian, Finnish (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Georgian, Lithuanian, Finnish and Serbian form of Aquilina.
Alarikki m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Alaric.
Aleksiina f Finnish
Feminine form of Aleksi.
Aleksis m Finnish, Latvian
Finnish and Latvian form of Alexis. This name was borne by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi (originally Alexis Stenvall) who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, 'Seitsemän veljestä' ('Seven Brothers') in 1870.
Aleksius m Finnish, Faroese
Finnish and Faroese variant of Alexius.
Ales m Finnish
Variant of Alex.
Alexi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Aleksi.
Alfa f Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian
Feminine form of Alf 1, Scandinavian form of Alpha and a short form of Alfrida.
Alfiina f Finnish
Finnish form of Alfina.
Alfreeti m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Alfred.
Aliina f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish form and Estonian variant of Alina.
Alika f English, Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic
Low German variant of Aleka, as well as a Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Alinda f Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian, Gascon
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian contracted form of Adelinda and Gascon contracted form of Aidelina.
Alku m Finnish (Rare)
Means "start, beginning, inception, incipience" in Finnish. The name may also be a variant form of Algot.
Alla f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic (Rare), Greenlandic (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing A(i)l, like Áila or the name element adal, like Aliisa.
Allani m Finnish
Finnish form of Allan.
Allida f Finnish
Variant of Alida.
Alpe m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Alpo.
Alpi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Albin.
Alpiinus m Finnish
Finnish form of Albinus.
Alpo m Finnish
Finnish variant of Albin, Albert or Albanus.
Alvari m Finnish
A Finnish form of Alvar.
Alvi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Albin.
Alviina f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Alvina and Finnish variant of Alfiina.
Amaliia f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Amalia.
Anani m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variation of Ananias.
Anelma f Finnish, Hungarian (?)
Derived from Finnish anella "to beg".
Angervo f & m Finnish
From the Finnish word Angervo, meaning "Creambush".
Ani m Finnish (Rare)
Variation form of Finnish Ana.
Aniita f Finnish
Finnish variant of Anita 1.
Aniitta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Anita 1.
Anitta f Finnish
Variant of Anita 1.
Annamaija f Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Anna and Maija.
Annamari f Hungarian, Finnish
Finnish combination of Anna and Mari 1 and Hungarian short form of Annamária.
Annastiina f Finnish
Finnish form of Annastina.
Annele f Finnish, Estonian
Diminutive of Anne 1. In Finland, it may also be derived of (or inspired by) Hannele.
Annikka f Finnish
Finnish form of Annika.
Annituuli f Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Anni and Tuuli.
Annu f Finnish
Diminutive of Anna and other names beginning an.
Ano m Finnish, Greenlandic
Finnish name meaning "asked for", derived from the Finnish verb anoa meaning "to ask" and Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Anri f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Annrika.
Anska m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of names beginning with Ans- and An-.
Anski m Finnish
Variant of Anska.
Ansku f Finnish
Diminutive of Anna and other names beginning an.
Anterus m Finnish
Latinised form of Antero.
Antre m Finnish
Finnish form of Andre.
Antro m Finnish
Short form of Antero.
Antrus m Finnish
Variant of Anterus.
Antto m Finnish
Variant of Anton.
Anuliina f Finnish
Elaboration of Anu 1.
Ape m Medieval English, Finnish
Finnish pet form of Abram 1, Abraham, Abel, Albin, Arne 1, Amos, and Aron.
Ape m Finnish
Finnish form of Habib.
Appo m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ape.
Arhippa m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Archippos.
Arho m Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Arhippa.
Arimo m Finnish
A Finnish name of unknown origin and meaning.
Arkaati m Finnish
Finnish variant of Arkadius.
Arkadius m Finnish, Swedish
Nordic form of Arcadius.
Arla f Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Arnlaug. Also associated with Swedish arla meaning "early (in the morning)".
Armi f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish and Estonian short form of Armida and Armilda. This name was borne by Armi Kuusela (b. 1934), Miss Universe 1952.
Armia f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant form of Armias or Armi.
Armias f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Armas.
Armiida f Finnish, Estonian (Archaic)
Finnish and Estonian form of Armida.
Arnevi f Finnish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse arn "eagle" and meaning "holy" or "devoted, dedicated".
Aro m Finnish (Rare)
Short form of Aron.
Arsi m Finnish
A Karelian form of Arsenios. Finnish name day March 4.
Arttur m Finnish
Variant of Artturi.
Arvi m Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Arvid.
Asarja m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Azariah.
Asko m Finnish, Estonian, Frisian
Finnish form of Askold and Frisian variant of Aske, as well as a Finnish dialectal diminutive of Andreas or Asarja.
Asla m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Aslak.
Aslak m Norwegian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Finnish
Younger form of Áslákr, derived from Old Norse áss "god" and leikr "game, play".
Asmo m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Asmus as well as the Finnish form of Asmund.
Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".
Asseri m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Øssur.
Assi f Finnish
Finnish form of Astrid.
Asso m Finnish
Variant of Asko.
Atanasius m Dutch (Rare), Finnish (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch, Finnish and German variant of Athanasius.
Atri m & f Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish short form of Adrian.
Atro m Finnish
A Finnish form of Hadrianus. Finnish name day March 4.
Atso m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Azzo.
Augusti m Finnish
Variant of Aukusti.
Auni f Estonian, Finnish
Variant of Aune.
Aunikki f Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Auni.
Auno m & f Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Either a masculine or variant feminine form of Aune or derived from a place name.
Aureelia f Finnish
Finnish form of Aurelia.
Auri f & m Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Aura, occasionally also used in Estonia.
Aurinko f & m Finnish
Means "sun" in Finnish.
Auvo m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare, Archaic)
Old poetic Finnish word, meaning "happiness". In archaic texts it also meant "eminence".
Axa f Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain, but it may be a feminine form of Axel.
Beda f & m Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Form of Bede in various languages. Beda is a feminine name in Sweden and Finland.
Bertta f Finnish
Finnish form of Berta.
Birkitta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Pirkitta.
Blonda f German, Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
German name meaning "blond".... [more]
Briita f Finnish
Finnish form of Brita.
Bruuno m Finnish
A Finnish variant spelling of Bruno.
Bryyno m Finnish
Finnish form of Bryniulfr.
Daavid m Finnish
Variant of David.
Deelia f Finnish
Finnish form of Delia 1.
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... [more]
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]
Ediita f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Edith.
Eedit f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant and Finnish form of Edith.
Eedla f Finnish
Finnish variant of Edla, rarer than the original form.
Eekku f Finnish
Finish diminutive of Eerika.
Eeme m Finnish
Finnish dialectal form of Eemil.
Eemili m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Emil.
Eenokki m Finnish
Finnish form of Enoch.
Eera m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Erik.
Eetvart m Finnish
Finnish form of Edward.
Eetvartti m Finnish
Finnish form of Edvard.
Eevastiina f Finnish
Finnish combination of Eeva and Stiina.
Eevert m Finnish
Finnish form of Everard.
Eevertti m Finnish
Variant of Eevert.
Effia f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a Finnish variant of Euphemia. Effia was particularly popular in the Central Finland in the mid to late 1800's.
Efia f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
An alternative spelling of Effia.
Efrosiina f & m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Eufrosyne. Extremely rare: the name was given to a few children during the 1920s and 30s, no usage after that.
Egert m Finnish, Estonian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Eggert. Egert Haglund was a Swedish Formula-3 racing car driver.
Eida f Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish
Frisian variant of Ida, the Frisian short form of Old High German names beginning with Agi- and a short form of Nordic names beginning with Eid-.
Eilo m Finnish
Masculine form of Eila.
Eimi f Finnish
Variant of Amy.
Einari m Finnish, Estonian
Finnish form and Estonian variant of Einar.
Eine f Finnish
Feminine form of Eino.
Einikki f Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Eino.
Einojuhani m Finnish
Finnish, meaning unknown. Possibly a combination of the Finnish names Eino and Juhani, in which case it could be the Finnish version of "Henri-Johannes." Famous bearer is Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016), a prominent 20th-century Finnish composer and protegee of Jean Sibelius.
Eirikki m Finnish
Finnish dialectal form (Karelia) of Eirik.
Eiro m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Eirik.
Eki m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ekke.
Ekke m Finnish, Swedish, Estonian
Finnish and Swedish diminutive of Erik. As an Estionian name, it might also be derived from various Germanic names beginning with the name element ag (compare Ekkehard).
Ekki m Finnish
Variant of Ekke.
Eku m Finnish
Finnish variant of Ekke.
Elämä m & f Finnish
Means "life" in Finnish.
Elda f Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names containing the element eld, from Old Norse eldr, "fire".
Elida f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Faroese
Variant of Ellida, a feminine form of Elliði.
Ellida f Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Theatre
Variant of Elida, a feminine form of Elliði. Ellida Wangel is the title character in the play Fruen fra havet (The Lady from the Sea) written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1888.
Ellinoora f Finnish
Finnish variant of Eleanor.
Elmeri m Finnish
Finnish form of Elmer.
Elmi f Finnish
Variant of Elma.
Elmiina f Finnish
Short form of Vilhelmiina.
Elo m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "life" (a poetic expression) and "crop, corn" (a dated expression) in Finnish. It may also be a variant of Elof, Elodia or Eloise.
Elsu f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Elsa.
Emeliana f Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Emelian.
Emiil m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Aemilius (see Emil)
Emmiina f Finnish (Modern)
Elaboration of Emmi.
Emmina f Finnish
Variant of Emina.
Emppu m & f Finnish
Diminutive of Elias, Emilia and other names beginning with Em.
Ena f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Scandinavian borrowing of Eithne, a feminine form of Enar and a short form of names ending in -ena.
Enna f Finnish, Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Ena and an adoption of German Enna.
Enne f & m Finnish, Estonian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Enna and Enno. Also means "omen" in both Estonian and Finnish.
Ensi f & m Finnish
A short form and/or variant of Ensio.
Enssi m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Finnish short form of Ensio.
Eppu m & f Finnish
A 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)... [more]
Epro f Finnish
Finnish short form of Efrosiina.
Eriala f Estonian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Means "speciality" in Estonian
Eriika f Finnish
Variant of Eerika.
Eriikka f Finnish
Variant of Eerika.
Erkka m Finnish
A variant of Eerik.
Erkko m Finnish
A variant of Erkki.
Ernesti m Finnish
Finnish form of Ernest.
Ernsti m Finnish
Finnish form of Ernest.