Finnish
names are used in the country of Finland in northern Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Evella f Literature, English (American, Rare), Finnish (Modern, Rare)Created by L. Frank Baum for a princess character in his book
Ozma of Oz. In the book, Evella is the daughter of Evoldo, king of Ev. Since his children's names start with
Ev, Baum has might created the name by using the suffix
-ella or by elaborating it.
Filomela f Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, SpanishSerbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of
Philomel.
Halti m & f FinnishFrom the name of a Finnish fell, Halti (
Háldi in Northern Sami).... [
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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".
Heini f FinnishPossibly derived from the Finnish word
heinä, "hay". Heini may also be a female variant of
Heino.
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".
Hilderik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, FinnishDutch and Nordic form of
Hilderic. There's no evidence of use in the Nordic countries, it's only used in translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Vandals and Alans.
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.
Illusia f FinnishFrom Yrjö Kokko's 1944 fairytale classic Pessi and Illusia. Illusia is the name of a small fairy who lives by the rainbow. Illusia is described to be naive, but optimistic and care free. The tale is about Pessi the troll and Illusia the fairy, who, despite all the differences between them and their worlds, fall in love... [
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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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Isa f Swedish (Modern), Danish, Finnish, NorwegianFrom the germanic element is "Ice" with the feminine suffix -a. In Swedish the name literally means ice in verbal form. Which means that something has frozen solid or has been covered in ice. It can also be a short for of names that end in -isa... [
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Isto m FinnishFinnish short form of
Israel or
Taisto. Might also be derived from the name of the Nordic hero
Istrur.
Jamina f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Archaic)Feminine form of
Jamin. In some cases it may also be a truncated form of
Benjamina or a contracted form of
Jacomina.
Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of
Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.
Jare m FinnishVariant of
Jari. Famous bearers are Finnish rappers Jare "Cheek" Tiihonen and Jare Brand of the rap duo JVG.
Jarna f & m FinnishFinnish theater and movie director Edvin Laine invented it as female variant of
Jarmo (391 female children between 1940-2009). As male name, it's pretty unique (4 male children between 1980-2009).
Jeeli m FinnishFinnish pet form of
Joel or a Finnish pet form of names ending with
-iel.
Jyry m FinnishFinnish variant form of
Jyri and
Jyrki or from Finnish (ukkosen)
jyry,
jyrinä "roll of thunder, rumble" (less likely).
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.
Kaisla f FinnishFinnish name meaning "reed" -a sort of a plant found on river banks and shallow waters.... [
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Karianne f Finnish, EnglishKarianne is a name that has multiple meanings, including: "Beloved, Friend", "a combination of pure
Kari and grace or favor
anne.", "Yahweh is Gracious", "
dimunutive of Katherine"
Kastehelmi f FinnishDerived from Finnish
kastehelmi "dewdrop", ultimately from
kaste "dew" and
helmi "pearl".