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Anssi m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Anselm.

Atte m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Antero and other names beginning with A.

Hannu m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Johannes.

Iikka m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Isaac.

Iiro m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Isaac.

Jami 2 m Finnish
Diminutive of Viljami.

Jani m Finnish, Hungarian
Finnish form of Iohannes (see John), as well as a Hungarian diminutive form.

Janne 1 m Swedish, Finnish
Swedish diminutive of Jan 1, also used as a full name in Finland.

Jarkko m Finnish
Diminutive of Jarmo.

Jaska m Finnish
Diminutive of Jaakko.

Jere m Finnish, Croatian, English
Finnish diminutive of Jeremias (usually used independently), as well as a Croatian diminutive of Jeronim and an English diminutive of Jerald or Jeremiah.

Jukka m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Johannes, now used independently.

Kai 1 m Frisian, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, English
Meaning uncertain, possibly a Frisian diminutive of Gerhard, Nicolaas, Cornelis or Gaius. It is borne by a boy captured by the Snow Queen in an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Spreading from Germany and Scandinavia, this name became popular in the English-speaking world and other places in Western Europe around the end of the 20th century.

Kalle m Swedish, Finnish, Estonian
Swedish diminutive of Karl. It is used in Finland and Estonia as a full name.

Kimi m Finnish
Diminutive of Kim 2.

Kusti m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Kustaa or Aukusti.

Lari m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Laurence 1 or Hilarius.

Launo m Finnish (Rare)
Possibly a Finnish diminutive of Klaus.

Lenni m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Lennart.

Miska m Finnish
Diminutive of Mikael.

Peetu m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Pietari.

Sakke m Finnish
Diminutive of Sakari.

Saku m Finnish
Diminutive of Sakari.

Sami 1 m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Samuel.

Samppa m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Samuli or Aleksanteri, or else a variant of Sampo.

Samu m Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish
Hungarian, Finnish and Spanish diminutive of Samuel.

Santtu m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Alexander.

Sepi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Seppo 1 or Sebastian.

Tatu 1 m Finnish
Diminutive of Taneli.

Tomi m Finnish, Hungarian, Welsh
Finnish, Hungarian and Welsh diminutive of Thomas.

Tommi m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Thomas.

Tuukka m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Tuure.

Veeti m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Fredrik or Ferdinand.

Vertti m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Ferdinand.

Vilho m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Vilhelm, used independently.

Vili m Hungarian, Slovene, Finnish
Diminutive of Vilmos, Viljem or Vilhelm.

Viljo m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Vilhelm, used independently.

Ville m Finnish, Swedish
Finnish and Swedish diminutive of Vilhelm and other names beginning with Vil.

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