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.
Ontro m Finnish
Variant form of Antro.
Oola m Finnish
Finnish form of Ola 1.
Opaali f & m Finnish
From Opaali meaning "Opal".
Ope m Finnish
Diminutive of Oiva.
Opri f & m Finnish
Karelian variant of Eufrosyne.
Oras m Finnish
Means "shoots (cereal)" in Finnish.
Orddot m Sami
Meaning unknown.
Oʹrttem m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Artemius.
Orvo m Finnish (Rare)
From the archaic Finnish word orvo meaning "orphan".
Osku m Sami
Sami form of Usko.
Osma m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Osmo. 'Osma' is also another word for "wolverine" (mostly known as 'ahma' in Finnish).
Osmo m Finnish
From a poetic term meaning "fiancé" or "young man", called both osmo and osma in Finnish.
Osse m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ossi.
Ossi m Finnish
Diminutive of Ossian, Osmo and Oskari.
Osva m Finnish
Finnish short form of Osvald.
Otava m Finnish, Finnish Mythology, Astronomy
Means "salmon net" from an Ancient Finnish word sometimes used also to mean "bear" or "wheel". ... [more]
Otu m Finnish
Finnish pet form of Otto or a Finnish pet form of Otso.
Oula m Sami, Finnish
Oula is originally a Sami variant of Ola and Ovlá, thus related to Olaf. It's nowadays used by Finns as well.
Outi f Finnish
Karelian diminutive of Eudokia and Eudoxia.... [more]
Ovla m Sami
Variant of Oula and Ovlá.
Ovlá m Sami
Sami variant of Ola 1.
Ovlin m Sami
Sami form of Olin.
Ovlla m Sami
Variant of Ovllá.
Ovllá m Sami
Sami form of Ola 1.
Päälag f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami cognate of Pelagia or Paula.
Päärask f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Paraskeva.
Paavvâl m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Paul.
Päivikki f Finnish
Variant of Päivi, which derives from the Finnish word päivä, "a day".
Päiviö m & f Finnish
Finnish form of Peivas as well as a direct derivation from Finnish päivä "day". While this name is exclusively masculine today, up until the 1940s it was also occasionally used as a feminine name.
Päivö m & f Finnish
Variant of Päiviö.
Palaga f Karelian, Finnish (Rare)
A Karelian form of Pelagia.
Pälvi f Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish word pälvi, meaning a snow free patch on the ground, melted by the sun.
Pärttyli m Finnish
Finnish form from Bertil.
Patrikki m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Patrick.
Paukku m Finnish
Finnish dialectal pet form of Paulus.
Pavva m Sami
Sami form of Paul.
Peik m Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]
Peitsa m Finnish
Meaning unknown. Possibly from Finnish peitsi meaning "lance" and “pace (gait of a horse)”.
Peivas m Sami
Derived from Sami peivas "son of the day".
Pellervo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish word pelto "field". In Finnish mytholofy Pellervo (also known as Sampsa Pellervoinen) was a god of fertility, fields and crops.
Pena m Finnish
Originally a variant of Benjamin. Rare as a given name, but is often used as a pet name for Pentti.
Penhartti m Finnish
Finnish form of Bernhard.
Penjam m Finnish
Finnish short form of Penjami.
Penjami m Finnish
Finnish form of Benjamin.
Penna m & f Finnish
Derived from Bernhard, Pentti or Benjamin. Has been used a given name as early as the 14th century... [more]
Penni f & m Finnish
Rarely used as a given name. Possibly derived from Benjamin. Penni is a Finnish word for "penny".
Pepe m Finnish
Finnish pet form of Pertti or a Finnish pet form of Pellervo.
Peppiina f Finnish
Elaboration of Peppi 2.
Pertta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Bertta.
Petja m & f Finnish, Slovene, Bulgarian
Finnish form and Bulgarian variant transcription of Petya and Slovene diminutive of Petra (used as a given name in its own right).
Petriina f Finnish
Feminine variant of Petri or an elaboration of Petra.
Peura m & f Finnish
Means "reindeer" in Finnish.
Piatta f Finnish
Finnish dialectal form (Karelia) of Beata.
Pieni m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "small" in Finnish.
Pieta f & m Finnish
A variant of Beata and a diminutive of Pietari.
Pietar m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Peter.
Pieti m Finnish
Variant of Pietari.
Piijá f Sami
Sami form of Pia.
Piitu f Finnish
Diminutive of Pirkko and other names beginning Pi-.... [more]
Pijatta f Finnish
Finnish dialectal form (Itä-Suomi) of Beata.
Pioni f Finnish
Means "peony" in Finnish.
Pipsa f Finnish
Diminutive 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).
Pirita f Finnish
Variant of Birgitta.
Pirja f Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Pirjo.
Pirkitta f Finnish
Finnish form of Birgitta.
Pirkka m Finnish
Created by Finnish poet Eino Leino (1878-1926) for his poem Orjan poika (published in his poem collection Helkavirsiä). The name was derived from Finnish word pirkkalaiset, meaning "Birkarls"... [more]
Poalla m Sami
Sami form of Paul.
Poika m Finnish
Means "boy, son" in Finnish.
Pulmu f Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word pulmunen, meaning "snow bunting."
Puro f & m Finnish
Means "stream", it can also mean "creek"
Puu m & f Finnish
Means "tree" in Finnish.
Raafael m Finnish
Finnish form of Raphael.
Rabbe m Finland Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Either a German diminutive of Raban or a Swedish diminutive of Rafael.... [more]
Rae m Finnish
From the Finnish word "rae" meaning "hailstone" and "grain".
Ráffo m Sami
Sami form of Rafael.
Ráfi f Sami
Feminine Sami name, from the word ráfi meaning "peace".
Rafu m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Rafael.
Ragnborg f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse regin "power (of the gods)" and bjarga "to help, to save".
Ráhkel f Sami
Sami form of Rachel.
Ráidner m Sami
Sami form of Rainer.
Ráijá f Sami
Sami form of Raija.
Raija f Finnish
Probably a variant of Raisa 1.
Raiju f Finnish
Diminutive of Raisa 1.
Raikku f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Raili.
Raila f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raili, though folk etymology likes to connect this name with Finnish railakas "lively".
Raili f Finnish, Estonian
Possibly a Finnish variant of Raakel and an Estonian variant of Rahel.
Raita f Finnish
Means both "goat willow" and "stripe, streak" in Finnish.
Rakkaus m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "love" in Finnish.
Rálfa m Sami
Sami form of Ralf.
Rami m Finnish
Finnish pet form of Reimund and Abram 1.
Råmman m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Roman.
Rana f & m Sami
A name which means 'green, fertile earth.'
Rana f Sami
A popular name for Sami girls, based on the goddess of spring and fertility, Rana Niejta. The literal translation of the name Rana is the green or the green, fertile fields. The name Rana Niejta can freely be translated as the daughter of earth... [more]
Rans m Finnish
Variant of Ransu.
Ransa m Finnish
Variant of Ransu.
Ranse m Finnish
Finnish variant of Ransu.
Ránso m Sami
Sami form of Ransu.
Ranssa m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Ransu.
Ransse m Finnish
Variant of Ransu.
Ranssu m Finnish
Finnish variant of Ransu.
Rásmmos m Sami
Variant of Rásmos.
Rásmos m Sami
Sami form of Rasmus.
Rássa m Sami
Sami form of Ras.
Rástoš m Sami
Sami form of Erasmus.
Rásttoš m Sami
Variant of Rástoš.
Rauho m Finnish (Rare)
A masculine form of Rauha.
Rauli m Finnish
Finnish form of Radulf.
Rauna f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Rauni or feminine form of Rauno.
Raune m Finnish
Diminutive of Rauno.
Rauni f & m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Perhaps a variant of Rauno or Ragnhild, or derived from Old Norse reynir meaning "rowan". In Finnish mythology Rauni was either the name of god Ukko's spouse, or another name for Ukko himself... [more]
Rauno m Finnish, Estonian
Early 20th-century Finnish coinage based on name beginning with the name element ragn-, such as Ragnar. This name is also used in Estonia.
Rávdná f Sami
Sami form of Rauna.
Rávdnár m Sami
Sami form of Ragnar.
Rávle m Sami
Sami form of Rauli.
Ravna f Sami
Sámi form of Ragnhild. It is also associated with ravn, a Norwegian and Danish word meaning "raven" (compare Ravn).
Reaidnu m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Reino.
Redá f Sami
Sami form of Reeta.
Reeiǥ m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Gregory.
Reemus m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
A Finnish variant of Remus.
Reetu m Finnish
A Finnish diminutive of Fredrik.
Regiinná f Sami
Sami form of Regina.
Reija f Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of Freja or Rhea, or a feminine form of Reijo.
Rekori m Finnish
Finnish form of Gregorius.
Remu m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "noisy/boisterous celebration" and/or "clamor" in Finnish.... [more]
Rihttá f Sami
Variant of Riittá.
Riia f Finnish
A Finnish variant spelling of Ria. Finnish name day July 2.
Riidá f Sami
Variant of Riittá.
Riiga f Sami
Sami form of Rika.
Riigu m Sami
Sami form of Reko.
Riiko m Finnish (Rare)
Possibly a Finnish diminutive of Rikhard.
Riimi f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "rhyme" in Finnish.
Riita f Finnish
Variant form of Riitta. Hasn't been used for several years, due to its meaning of "fight" or "row" in Finnish.
Riiti m Finnish
Finnish short form of names containing the name element FRID "love, peace".
Riittá f Sami
Sami form of Riitta.
Rikaartti m Finnish
Finnish variant of Rikard.
Riki m Finnish
Derived from Riku which is derived from Richard, it's a somewhat rare Finnish name, only a fraction of Finnish people have this name.
Rikkar m Sami
Sami form of Rikard.
Risten f Sami
Sami form of Kirsten.
Ristiina f Finnish
Finnish dialectal form of Kristiina. Ristiina is also the name of a former municipality in Eastern Finland.
Ristiinná f Sami
Sami form of Kristina.
Ristin f Sami
Sami form of Kristin.
Robe m Sami
Sami form of Robert.
Robearta m Sami
Sami form of Robert.
Rodi m Karelian, Finnish (Rare)
A Karelian form of Herodion.
Roine m & f Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
From the name of a lake in Häme, Finland. There are theories on the origin of this name, it could've come from Germanic hreini meaning "clean, clear" or from Pre-Germanic/Baltic *kroinis meaning "clean"... [more]
Rojo m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Robert.
Rolfa m Sami
Sami form of Rolf.
Rolle m Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
A pet form of names containing the name element hrod, for example Rolf.
Roobert m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Robert.
Roossa f Finnish
Variant of Roosa.
Rosaliini f Finnish
Finnish form of Rosaline.
Rosiina f Finnish
Finnish form of Rosina.
Rubiini f & m Finnish
Means "ruby" in Finnish.
Ruhte f Sami
Sami form of Rut.
Ruigi m Sami
Meaning unknown.
Runá f Sami
Sámi variant of Runa and feminine Sámi variant of Rune
Runo m & f Finnish
From Finnish word runo, which means "poem".
Rusiina f Finnish
Finnish variant of Rosiina.
Ruudolf m Finnish
Finnish form of Rudolf.
Ruune f & m Finnish
Variant of Pryyne.
Ruusa f Finnish, Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Rosa 1, as well as a Finnish variant of Ruusu.
Ruusu f Finnish
Means "rose" in Finnish.
Ruvsá f Sami
Sami variant of Rosa 1, taken literally from the word ruvsá meaning "rose".
Rykve m Finnish
Finnish form of Tryggve.
Rytti m Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Brynjulf.
Ryynari m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Runar.
Ryyne m & f Finnish
Finnish variant of Brynjolf.
Ryyno m Finnish
Variant of Bryyno.
Ryynö m & f Finnish
Variant of Bryyno.
Ryynolvi m Finnish
Finnish form of Brynjolf.
Sååffaž f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Sophia.
Saaga f Finnish
Finnish form of Saga.
Såållaž f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Salli.
Saammâl m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Samuel.
Säämmaž f Skolt Sami
Diminutive of Sämm.
Säävaž m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Saul.
Saba m Sami
Variant of Sabba.
Sabba m Sami
Derived from Sami soabbi "pole, stick".
Sabbe m Sami
Derived from Sami sabbe "staff".
Sáben f Sami
Sami form of Sabine.
Sábin f Sami
Sami form of Sabine.
Sabriina f Finnish
Finnish form of Sabrina.
Sade f Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Means "rain" in Finnish.
Sadetta f & m Finnish
Means "rain" in Finnish.
Såff f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami cognate of Sofiya.
Sagka f Sami
Sami form of Saga.
Sahka f Sami
Southern Sami form of Sigrid.
Sáhkár m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Sakari.
Sáibmi f Sami
Sami form of Saimi.
Saila f Finnish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly inspired by names such as Aila, Laila 2 and Saima 2.
Saini f Finnish
Variant of Saimi.
Sakka f Sami
Variant of Sahka.
Sakkeus m Finnish, Norwegian
Finnish and Norwegian form of Zacchaeus.
Säkkri m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Zachary.
Sakris m Finnish (Rare)
A variant spelling Zachris.
Sálá m Sami
Sami form of Salo.
Salama m & f Finnish
Means "lightning" in Finnish.
Sálbmo m Sami
Sami form of Salmo.
Salla f Finnish
A variant of Salli. Salla is also the name of both a fell and a municipality in Lapland, Finland.
Salme f German (East Prussian), Estonian, Finnish
East Prussian German, Estonian and Finnish contracted form of Salome. As an Estonian name, Salme is also associated with Estonian salm "poem, verse" and a dialectal word for "inlet, sound".
Sálmmo m Sami
Variant of Sálmo.
Sálmo m Sami
Sami form of Salmo.
Salo m Finnish (Rare)
Short form of Salomon and its variants.
Sameli m Finnish
Variant of Samuel.
Sämm f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Saara.
Sámmol m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Samuel.
Sampsa m Finnish Mythology, Finnish
Finnish variant of Sampson 1. In Finnish mythology Sampsa Pellervoinen was a god of fertility, fields and crops.
Sämssan m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Samson.
Sanelma f Finnish
Old 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.
Sánná f Sami
Sami form of Sanna.
Sárá f Sami
Sami form of Sara.
Sáráhkká f Sami, Sami Mythology
Combination of the male name Sárra and the word áhkká "wife, woman, mother". Sáráhkká is the goddess of childbirth in Sami mythology.
Sarak f Sami
Short form of Sarakka.
Sarakka f Sami
Variant of Sáráhkká.
Sárra m Sami
Meaning unknown.
Saska m Finnish
Diminutive of Sakari.
Sasu m Finnish
Finnish dialectal variant of Saska and diminutive of Salomon.
Sateenkaari m & f Finnish
Means "rainbow" in Finnish.
Sävel f & m Finnish
Means "melody", "tune", "tone" and "note". Variant of Sävele
Sävele f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "melody". Variant of Sävel
Sávlos m Northern Sami
Northern Sámi form of Saul.
Šealggá f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Šeará f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Seará f Sami
Sami variant of Šeará.
Seddar m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Isidore.
Seere f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Serafiina.... [more]
Sefania m & f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Zephaniah.
Seidi f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Sadie.
Seita f Sami, Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Sami siei'di meaning "holy stone", "special site where thanks and offerings are given to the spirits", via Proto-Sami *siejtē and Old Norse seiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *saidaz "magic, charm".
Selbmá f Sami
Sami form of Selma.
Selen m Sami
Meaning unknown.
Selggo f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.
Seljo f Sami
Sami variant of Cecilia.
Sema m Finnish
Finnish orthodox form of Simon 1.
Semi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Sema.
Semoi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish orthodox form of Simon 1.
Senni f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish short form of Senniija as well as a variant of Senja.
Serafiina f Finnish
Finnish form of Seraphina.
Sesilia f Faroese, Finnish (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Faroese form of Cecilia as well as a Finnish variant of the name. In Georgia, it is a variant of Tsetsilia.... [more]
Severiina f Finnish
Feminine form of Severi.
Sievä f Finnish
Means "pretty, cute" in Finnish.
Signhild f Norwegian, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Possibly from an Old High German name composed of the elements sigu "victory" and hild "battle", or perhaps derived from the Nordic name Signelill.
Siiggur m Sami
Sami form of Sigurd.
Siimon m Estonian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Estonian and Finnish form of Simon 1.
Siimoni m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Siimon.
Siina f Finnish
Variant of Sina or Zinaida. It can also be used as a diminutive for names ending -siina.
Siinná f Sami
Sami form of Sina.
Siipe m & f Finnish
Variant of Siipi.
Siipi m & f Finnish
Means "wing" in Finnish.
Siivár m Sami
Sami form of Sivar.
Sikká f Sami
Sami form of Sigfrid 2.
Sikstus m Finnish
Variant of Sixtus.
Siljo f Finnish (Rare)
Diminutive of Silja.
Silvá f Sami
Sami form of Silva.
Silvo m Finnish
Variant of Silvius.
Silvu m Sami
Sami form of Silvius.
Sima m Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian dialectal form of Simon 1.
Simana m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Simon 1.
Simeoni m Finnish
Finnish variant of Simeon.
Simi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Simon 1.
Simit m Sami
Sami form of Simon 1.
Simmá m Sami
Sami form of Simon 1.
Simmon m Sami
Sami form of Simon 1.
Simoona f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Simona.
Simppa m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Simon 1.
Simuna m Finnish
Finnish variant of Simon 1.