This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Finnish; and the first letter is A or M or P or S.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, ItalianFrom
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".
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.
Muura m & f FinnishShort for "muurain", cloudberry in Finnish.
Myy f FinnishA 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.
Päiviö m & f FinnishFinnish 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.
Pälvi f Finnish (Rare)From Finnish word
pälvi, meaning a snow free patch on the ground, melted by the sun.
Peitsa m FinnishMeaning unknown. Possibly from Finnish
peitsi meaning "lance" and “pace (gait of a horse)”.
Pellervo m Finnish, Finnish MythologyDerived from Finnish word
pelto "field". In Finnish mytholofy Pellervo (also known as Sampsa Pellervoinen) was a god of fertility, fields and crops.
Penni f & m FinnishRarely used as a given name. Possibly derived from
Benjamin.
Penni is a Finnish word for "penny".
Pipsa f FinnishDiminutive 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).
Pirkka m FinnishCreated 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"... [
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Pulmu f FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
pulmunen, meaning "snow bunting."
Puro f & m FinnishMeans "stream", it can also mean "creek"
Salla f FinnishA variant of
Salli. Salla is also the name of both a fell and a municipality in Lapland, Finland.
Sanelma f FinnishOld 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.
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".
Siro f & m FinnishMeans "petite, graceful, delicate, slender" in Finnish. More commonly used as a surname
Siru f FinnishFinnish version of Sigrid. In Finnish language it means "fragment".
Siviä f FinnishModern coinage taken from the word
siviä, a dialectal form of
siveä, meaning "chaste".
Solja f FinnishFemale variant of archaic Finnish masculine name Sotia, meaning unknown.
Solmu m & f FinnishMeans "knot" in Finnish. The name was created by The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation (Kansanvalistusseura) as a equivalent for
Knut. It had a name day in the Finnish calendar from 1929 to 1947: the name day was removed because there were too few bearers.
Sulevi m & f FinnishFinnish form of
Sulev. Sulevi have been used by both males and females, but is much more common on males.
Sulho m FinnishFrom the Finnish word
sulho, meaning "bridegroom".
Sumu m & f FinnishMeaning "mist, fog, haze" in Finnish.
Suometar f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)Means "Finnish woman", derived from the word Suomi (Finland in Finnish) and combined with a feminine suffix -tar. As a name, Suometar came into use under the influence of the Estonian folk poem "Salme", which Elias Lönnrot translated into Finnish as "Suomettaren kosijat" (Suometar's suitors) in the 1830's... [
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