Submitted Names in Finland

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Finland.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Maađrân f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Matrona.
Maan m & f Finnish
Means "earth" in Finnish.
Maaʹren f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Marina.
Maaret f Finnish
Finnish variant of Maret or Maarit.
Määʹrjaž f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Marja.
Maaʹtfi m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Matvei.
Määttaž f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Matrona 1.
Máddjá f Sami
Sami form of Mary.
Máddji f Sami
Sami form of Maja 1/Maja 2.
Máde m Sami
Sami form of Matti.
Máđen m Sami
Sami form of Matti.
Mádes m Sami
Sami form of Mattes.
Magdaleena f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Magdalene.
Mággá f Northern Sami
Northern Sámi cognate of Magga, which is a short form of Margareta and other related names.
Magga f Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norwegian, Old Swedish, Lule Sami, Faroese, Kven
Short form of Margareta (or sometimes of Magnhilda). This is also a Lule Sámi form of Margareta.
Magredá f Sami
Sami form of Margreta.
Máhtte m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Mattias.
Máidna f Sami
Sami form of Maina.
Máidnu m Sami
Sami form of Mainio.
Máijá f Sami
Sami form of Maja.
Maijastiina f Finnish
Finnish name with the combination of Maija and Stiina.
Maiju f Finnish
Variant of Maija.
Maikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Maria.
Máilá f Sami
Sami form of Maila.
Maila f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian contraction of Maria or Maarja and Eliisabet as well as a Finnish variant of Maria derived from a baby talk form.
Maileena f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Majlena.
Maili f Finnish
Variant of Maila.
Mailis f Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Estonian
Scandinavian variant of Majlis and Estonian contraction of Mai 3 and Lis.
Maine f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "reputation, prestige, fame" in Finnish.
Maini f Finnish
Short form of Mainikki.
Mainikki f Finnish
Means "praised" or "great" in Old Finnish.
Majlis f Swedish, Finnish, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Maj, which is either a diminutive of Maja or taken directly from maj the Swedish name for the month of May, and Lis.
Make m Finnish
Diminutive of Markus, Marko and Markku.
Mäki m & f Finnish
Means "hill" in Finnish.
Mákke f Sami
Variant of Márge.
Makke m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Max.
Mäkkri m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Makarios.
Malla f Finnish, Swedish
Short form of various names including Amalia, Maria, Magdalena and Matilda... [more]
Malva f Swedish, Finnish (Rare), German, Danish, Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Malvina. It may be partly inspired by Latin, Swedish and Finnish malva "mallow, hollyhock (flower)".
Malviina f Finnish
Finnish form of Malvina.
Manna f & m Finnish
Manna 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".
Manne m Finnish
A Finnish form of Immanuel or Emanuel. Finnish name day March 26.
Mano f Sami
In Sami mythology, Mano is a personification of the Moon as a female deity.
Mansikka f Finnish
Means "strawberry" in Finnish.
Manta f Finnish
Finnish form of Manda.
Manti f Finnish
Variant of Manta.
Manttu f Finnish
Variant of Mantu.
Mantu f Finnish
Variant of Manta.
Máre f Sami
Sami form of Maret and Mari 1.
Máren f Sami
Sami form of Maren or variant of Máret.
Máret f Sami
Sami form of Maret.
Márge f Sami
Sami form of Marga.
Márgget f Sami
Sami form of Margaret.
Márgrehtá f Sami
Sami form of Margaret.
Márgreittá f Sami
Sami form of Margreta.
Mariánná f Sami
Sami form of Marianna.
Mariánne f Sami
Sami form of Marianne.
Marihttá f Sami
Sami form of Marita.
Mariia f Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian
Variant spelling of Maria (Finnish) or alternate transcription of Mariya (Ukrainian and Russian).
Mariija f Finnish
Finnish variant of Marija.
Mariina f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Greenlandic
Finnish and Estonian variant of Marina and younger Greenlandic form of Marîna.
Marikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Mari 1.
Marileena f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Marilena.
Márjjá f Sami
Variant of Márjá.
Marke f Finnish
Variant of Marketta.
Market f Finnish
Finnish variant of Marketta.
Marketa f Finnish
Variant of Marketta.
Markette f Finnish
Finnish variant of Marketta.
Markitta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Marketta.
Márkkos m Sami
Sami form of Marcus.
Mártá f Sami
Sami form of Marta.
Márte m Sami
Sami form of Marti.
Márten m Sami
Sami form of Martin.
Martiina f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Martina
Marttiin m Finnish
Finnish form of Martin.
Marttiina f Finnish
Finnish variant of Martina
Marusja f Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Marusya.
Matildá f Sami
Sami form of Matilda.
Máttaráhkká f Sami, Sami Mythology
Máttaráhkká is the goddess of women and children. She has three daughters: Sáráhkká, Uksáhkká and Juoksáhkká.
Mauritsi m Finnish
Finnish form of Maurits.
Mauritz m Afrikaans, Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Maurits. The "M" in the clothing company H&M's name stands for Mauritz (the original name is Hennes & Mauritz, H&M is an abbreviation).
Mávdná f Sami
Sami form of Magna.
Mávdnos m Sami
Sami form of Magnus.
Mávnnel f Sami
Sami form of Magnhild.
Mávnos m Sami
Sami varinat of Mávdnos.
Mávra m Sami
Sami form of Maurus
Mávrres m Sami
Sami form of Maurits.
Mea f Finnish (Modern), Swedish
Variant of Mia, likely influenced by Latin meus "mine" (feminine mea). It was first recorded in Sweden in 1858.
Meartá f Sami
Sami form of Märta.
Meea f Finnish
Finnish feminine name. Name day April 27.
Meeʹdrai m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Dmitri.
Meehte m Southern Sami, Sami
Sámi form of Martin.
Meiju f Finnish
Possibly a variant of Maiju.
Mellet m Sami
Sami name of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Mielat?
Meret f German, German (Swiss), Sami
Low German variant of Merete as well as a Swiss German short form of Emerentia and a Sami variant of Märet.... [more]
Merika f Estonian, Finnish
Estonian variant of Merike.
Merituuli f Finnish
Combiantion of Meri 1 and Tuuli.
Merjá f Sami
Sami form of Merja.
Metsälintu f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "forest bird" in Finnish.
Mianna f Finnish
Contracted form of Marianna.
Mielat m Sami
Means "mind" in Sami.
Mieli f Finnish
Short form of Mielikki. Possibly means "mood".
Mielo m Finnish (Rare)
Masculine form of Mielikki.
Mielus f Finnish
Variant of Mielikki.
Mies m Finnish
From a Finnish word mies meaning "man".
Migál m Sami
Sami form of Mikjáll.
Migáš m Sami
Variant of Migoš.
Migil m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Mikkel.
Migos m Sami
Variant of Migoš.
Migoš m Sami
Sami form of Michael.
Migot m Sami
Variant of Migos.
Mihka m Sami
Sami form of Mika 1.
Mihkil m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Mikkel.
Mihkkel m Sami
Sami form of Mikkel.
Mihkkil m Sami
Sami form of Mickil.
Mihkku m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Mikkel.
Miijá f Sami
Sami form of Mia.
Miika m Finnish
Finnish form of Micah.
Miikka m Finnish
Variant of Miika.
Miikkali m Finnish
Variant of Mikael.
Miikkât m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Nicholas.
Miila f Finnish
Variant of Emilia or Ludmila.
Miinná f Sami
Sami form of Mina.
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)
Miira f Finnish
Variant of Mira 2.
Miisa f Finnish
Of unknown origin. Possibly a feminine variant of Mishael.
Mikkal m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Michael.
Mikkeli m Finnish
Finnish form of Mikkel.
Mikki m & f Finnish
Variation of Mikael. Mickey Mouse is known as Mikki Hiiri in Finnish. Mostly used as a masculine name. When used as a feminine name, it might also be used as a diminutive of Mielikki.
Mikkol m Sami
Sami form of Mikko.
Mikku m Sami
Sami form of Mikko.
Miksu m Finnish
A pet name for Mikko, Mikael, Mika 1, Miikka and Miika.
Milda f Medieval English, Hungarian (Rare), Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with the element Mild-. In Scandinavia it may also be a variant of Milla.
Miljá f Sami
Sami form of Milja.
Milma f Finnish
Variant of Emilia.
Milot m Sami
Variant of Mielat.
Mimmo f Finnish
Diminutive of Vilhelmina.
Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, Italian
From 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".
Minja f Finnish (Modern)
Diminutive of Mina.
Minka f Norwegian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish, Slovene
Diminutive of Mina 1, a short form of Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina, Hermine, Romina and other names containing mina or mine... [more]
Minná f Sami
Sami form of Minna.
Minnaleena f Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Minna and Leena.
Minne f Finnish, Swedish, Danish
Variant form of Minna. Also means "memory" in Swedish.
Minni f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Minnie and Estonian variant of Minna.
Minttar f Finnish
Variation of Minttu
Mirigli f Romani, Finnish (Rare)
Possibly derived from Finnish Romani mirič, meaning "pearl".
Mirjá f Sami
Sami form of Mirja.
Mirkka f Finnish
Diminutive of Mirjami.
Mirkku f Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Mirja and other names beginning Mir-. Also a Finnish slang word meaning "girl, woman". Common pet name but rare as a given name.
Mirva f Finnish
Possibly a variant of Mirjami.
Mohkku m Sami
Meaning unknown.
Monaliisa f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Monalisa.
Moona f Finnish
Finnish form of Mona 2.
Moose m Finnish
Finnish variant of Moses.
Mooses m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Moses.
Morte m Sami
Sami form of Morten.
Mortti m Finnish
Finnish form of Morty.
Mortu m Sami
Sami form of Morten.
Muisto f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means memory in Finnish
Mures m Sami
Sami form of Moritz.
Mustikka f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "blueberry" in Finnish.
Muura m & f Finnish
Short for "muurain", cloudberry in Finnish.
Myrsky m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "storm" in Finnish.
Myy f Finnish
A 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.
Náddjá f Sami
Sami form of Nadja.
Naemi f Swedish, Finland Swedish, German, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
A German and Nordic variant of Naomi 1. This name was used in the German translation of The Bible.
Náhkol m Sami
Sami diminutive of Andreas.
Nalle m Finnish
Means "teddy bear" in Finnish and it is often used as a nickname for the Swedish name Björn.
Naná f Sami
Sami form of Nanna 1.
Nanit m Sami
Sami form of Nanne.
Nánná f Sami
Sami form of Nanna 1.
Nanne f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nanna 1. In the case of Swedish singer Nanne Grönvall (1962-), it is a nickname for her real name Marianne.
Nánni f Sami
Sami form of Nanni.
Naranja f Swedish (Rare, ?), Finnish (Rare, ?)
From the Spanish word naranja meaning "orange (fruit)", a cognate of Orange.
Näskk f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Anastasia.
Násti f Sami (?)
Means "star" in Sami.
Nättli f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami cognate of Nataliya.
Natu f Finnish
Variant of Nata.
Neeffai m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Methodius.
Neela f East Frisian, West Frisian, Finnish
East and West Frisian variant of Neele and Finnish form of Nela.
Nelma f Finnish
Short form of Anelma, Ihanelma and Sanelma.
Nemi f Literature, Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Nemi is the title character of the comic strip Nemi (1997), written and drawn by Norwegian cartoonist Lisa Myhre. Its origin and meaning are unknown, there have, however, been speculations that Myhre might have based the name on the name of the Italian town and lake which is ultimately derived from from Latin nemus Aricinum "grove of Ariccia".
Nenna f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Finnish
Short form of various names. It probably developed from the Scandinavian diminutives Nanna 1 and Nina 1... [more]
Neri m & f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Nerid. It is most prominent in Telemark, Norway.
Nette f Danish, Finnish (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending with -nette or -nete, like Antoinette, Anette and Agnete.
Nibá m Sami
Sami form of Nicholas.
Nienná f & m Northern Sami
Listed in Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti's Northern Sámi dictionary Sámi-suoma sátnegirji / Saamelais-suomalainen sanakirja (1989) as a Northern Sámi personal name (gender not given) and surname... [more]
Nigo m Sami
Sami form of Niko.
Nihkke m Sami
Sami form of Nicholas.
Nihkko m Sami
Sami form of Niko.
Nihkolávo m Sami
Sami form of Nicolaus.
Nihkul m Sami
Sami form of Nicolaus.
Niikka m & f Sami
Sami form of Nika.
Niikke m Sami
Sami form of Nicke.
Niikko m Sami
Sami form of Niko.
Niila m Finnish
Finnish name day December 6.
Niilá m Sami, Finnish
Sami form of Nils.
Niillá m Northern Sami
Sámi form of Nils.
Niillán m Northern Sami
Sámi form of Nils.
Niki m Finnish
A short form of Nicolaus. Finnish name day December 6.
Nikke m Finnish
A Finnish diminutive form of Nikolaus and Niklas. Also a Finnish variant of Nicke.
Nikodeemus m Finnish
Finnish form of Nikodemus.
Nikodemus m Indonesian, German (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Indonesian, German and Finnish form of Nicodemus.
Niku m Finnish
Variant form of Niko.
Nilá m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Nilán m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Nilke m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Nils.
Nillá m Sami
Sami form of Nils.
Nilse m Sami, Greenlandic
Sami and Greenlandic form of Nils.
Niná f Sami
Sami form of Nina 1.
Ninni f Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of many names, such as Ingrid and Kristina.
Niska f Finnish
Transferred from the surname "Niska".
Njáveš f Sami
Derived from Sami njávešeatni meaning "mythology".
Njenna f Sami
Perhaps a variant of Nienná. This was used for a character in the movie Sami Blood (2016).
Noona f Finnish
Finnish form of Nona 1.
Norá f Sami
Sami form of Nora 1.
Norja f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "lithe" in Finnish, though the word is not commonly used. Also the Finnish word for Norway. Compare to more common Sorja.
Normund m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Finnish (Rare)
A combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and mundr "protection".
Nuhtte m Sami
Sami form of Nuutti.
Nuppu f Finnish
From the Finnish word meaning "flower bud".
Nuut m Finnish (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic)
Finnish and Estonian form of Knut.
Nuuti m Finnish (Rare)
A variant of Nuutti (and therefore of Knut).
Nuutti m Finnish
Finnish form of Knut.
Nuvtte m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Knut.
Oajá f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Oanet m Sami
Derived from Sami oanet "short".
Oaván m Sami
From Sami oaván meaning "brave".
Oge m Sami
Sami form of Åge.
Oggi f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Oggvi f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Agatha.
Oʹhssni f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Xenia.
Ohto m Finnish
Variant of Otso.
Oihonna f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Oithona. ... [more]
Oijá m Sami
Meaning unknown.
Oile f Sami
Sami form of Oili.
Oivi f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish feminine form of Oiva.
Oivikki f Finnish
Diminutive of Oivi.
Oke m Finnish
Finnish pet form of Olaf and Finnish pet form of Oskar.
Oki m Finnish
Finnish variant of Oke.
Okko m Finnish
Short 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.
Oku m & f Finnish
Finnish variant form of Oke and pet form of Okuliina.
Olá m Sami
Sami form of Ola 1.
Olave m Finnish
Variant of Olavi.
Oleksi m Finnish
Finnish dialectal variant form of Aleksi.
Olen m Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Masculine form of Olena, a name ultimately derived from Ole.
Olesa m Finnish
Finnish dialectal variant form of Oleksi.
Olet m Sami
Sami variant of Ole.
Olgá f Sami
Sami form of Olga.
Olkki m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Olaf.
Oʹlssi m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Aleksei.
Oma m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "own" in Finnish.
Omena f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "apple" in Finnish.
Ommot m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Amund.
Oʹnddri m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Andrew.
Onerva f & m Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word onerva meaning "aftergrass; the hay grown after harvesting".
Onne m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Onni.
Onnea f Finnish (Rare)
Variant form of Onnia. This is a common word to casually congratulate someone or wish them good luck.
Onneli f Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Onni. Onneli is one of the two protagonists of book series written by Marjatta Kurenniemi from 1960s to 1980s, and also of two 21st century movies based on the books.
Onnellinen m & f Finnish (Rare)
Meaning "happy" in Finnish.
Onnetar f Finnish
Female form of Onni.
Onnia f Finnish
Feminine form of Onni.