Finnish names
Aalto
Finnish
wave
Aamos
Finnish and Estonian form of Amos, Hebrew
carried by God, load, burden
Aamu
Finnish
morning
Aapeli
Finnish form of Abel, Hebrew
breath
Aapo
Finnish variation of Abraham, Hebrew
father of multitudes
Aaprahami
Finnish variation of Abraham, Hebrew
father of multitudes
Aarni
Variation of Arne, Finnish, Norse
eagle; treasure
Aaro
Finnish variation of Aaron, Hebrew
high mountain; exalted, enlightened
Aatos
Finnish
thought, idea
Aatu
Finnish form of Adolph, German
noble wolf
Aila
Finnish variation of Helga or Scottish Gaelic
from the strong place
Aili
Finnish and Sami variation of Helga, diminutive of Aileen, Anglicization of Eilidh
holy, blessed; bright and shining light
Aimo
Finnish
fair-sized, good amount
Aina
Scandinavian and Finnish variation of Aino, Catalan variation of Anna, Japanese, Latvian, Kazakh, Yoruba
always; grace; lover of green; sight; mirror; delivery had complications [umbilical cord twisted around neck]
Aino
Finnish
the only one
Aira
Variation of Air, Ayra, or Ara, English, Sanskrit, Finnish, Lithuanian
air; noble; messenger; river place name
Airah
Variation of Air, Ayra, Airi, or Eira, English; Sanskrit; Finnish; Lithuanian
air; noble; messenger; snow; river place name
Airi
Japanese, Finnish
lover of jasmine; lover of pears; messenger, herald
Aki
Japanese; Finnish
born in the autumn; ancestor
Akseli
Finnish variation of Axel, Scandinavian
father of peace
Alla
Galician diminutive of Olalla, or Russian, Ukrainian Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish
sweetly speaking
Alvi
Finnish variation of Albin, Latin
white
Anani
Hebrew, Bulgarian and Finnish variation of Hananiah
my cloud; Yahweh is gracious
Anelma
Finnish
asked for
Anja
Scandinavian; Finnish; Slovene; Croatian; Serbian, from Russian
grace
Ansa
Finnish
trap
Antero
Finnish variation of Andrew, English from Greek
strong, manly
Anu
Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Anna, Sanskrit diminutive of Anuradha, Yoruba, Celtic
grace; causing success; mercy
Arja
Variation of Irja, Finnish
peace
Armas
Finnish
beloved
Arto
Finnish variation of Arthur, Celtic
bear
Arttu
Finnish, from Celtic
bear
Arvo
Finnish
value, worth
Aulikki
Finnish
willing, helper
Eerika
Finnish, from Norse
eternal ruler
Eero
Finnish variation of Eric
eternal ruler
Eija
Finnish
delight, encouragement
Eilo
Finnish variation of Eila, Norwegian
bright, shining light
Eiro
Finnish variation of Eirik, Old Norse
eternal ruler
Elida
Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese, Spanish, Greek
fast-sailing ship; noble; valley, lowland
Elli
German, Finnish diminutive of Elizabeth, Hebrew
pledged to God
Ellida
Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian
fast-sailing ship
Elluin
Estonian form of Ellen and Finnish form of Elisa, Greek, Hebrew
shining torch; God is my oath
Elsu
Finnish diminutive of Elsa, German
pledged to God
Elvi
Diminutive of Elviira, Finnish from Spanish
white; fair
Elviira
Finnish variation of Elvira, Spanish
white; fair
Ensio
Finnish
first
Erno
Finnish variation of Ernest, English from German
serious, resolute
Esko
Finnish variation of Asketill, Norse
helmet of God
Essi
Finnish diminutive of Esteri, Elisabet
star; pledged to God
Esteri
Finnish variation of Esther, Persian
star
Eulaalia
Finnish variation of Eulalia, Greek
sweetly speaking
Euli
Diminutive of Eulaalia, Finnish from Greek
sweetly speaking
Evena
Finnish feminization of Even, Norwegian
gift; winner
Filip
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Romanian, and Finnish variation of Philip, Greek
lover of horses
Gauri
Finnish variation of Gabriel, Hebrew
God is my strength
Hami
Diminutive of Aaprahami, Finnish
father of multitudes
Hannele
Finnish
grace
Hanneli
Finnish
grace
Hanni
Finnish diminutive of Hanna and Johanna
grace; God is gracious
Hannu
Finnish, short form of Johannes
God is gracious
Harto
Finnish diminutive of Harald, Scandinavian
army ruler
Heikki
Finnish form of Henry; "estate ruler"
estate ruler
Heleena
Finnish form of Helena
bright, shining light
Heli
Finnish, Estonian diminutive of Helena, Greek
torch; shining light
Helmi
Finnish
pearl
Henna
Color name, Finnish feminization of Henry, English from German
estate ruler
Henri
French and Finnish variation of Henry, German
estate ruler
Hilja
Finnish, Estonian
silent, quiet, flat, pleasant; late
Hilla
Finnish
cloudberry
Hillevi
Swedish, Finnish, Germanic
holy, healthy war
Ihanelma
Finnish
lovely, sweet
Iida
Finnish form of Ida
industrious one
Iiro
Finnish diminutive of Isak
laughter
Iivari
Finnish
bow warrior
Ila
Scottish, Hindi, Hungarian, Finnish
from the island; earth, sacred speech; shining light; joy
Ilari
Finnish form of Hilarius, Roman, Latin
cheerful
Ilma
Finnish, Hungarian, Spanish, or literary Quenya
air; starlight
Ilmari
Short form of Ilmarinen, Finnish
air
Ilmarinen
Finnish
air
Ilmi
Variation of Ilma, Finnish
air
Ilona
Hungarian variation of Helen, Finnish
shining torch; light; joy
Ilta
Finnish
evening
Immi
Finnish variation of Imma, German, and Impi, Finnish
universal; virgin
Impi
Finnish
virgin
Inari
Finnish place name; Japanese
loaded with rice
Inca
German, Finnish, Serbian, Spanish, Azerbaijani
ancestor; emperor; slender, thin, soft
Irja
Finnish variation of Irya, Russian
peace
Iro
Greek, Japanese, Finnish
hero; color; peace
Ismo
Finnish variation of Ishmael, Hebrew
God will heal
Isto
Diminutive of Istrael and Taisto, Finnish
he who struggles with God; battle
Istrael
Finnish variation of Israel, Hebrew
he who struggles with God
Jaakko
Finnish variation of Jacob, Hebrew
supplanter
Jalmari
Finnish form of Old Norse Hjalmar
helmet protector
Jalo
Finnish
noble, gracious
Janina
Polish; Finnish; Lithuanian; German; Swedish
God is gracious
Janne
Finnish variation of John
God is gracious
Jari
Short form of Jalmari, Finnish
helmet protector
Jarmo
Finnish variation of Jeremiah, Hebrew
appointed by God
Jaska
Diminutive of Jaakko, Finnish
supplanter
Jasmi
Finnish form of Jasmine
jasmine flower
Jere
Short form of Jeremiah, Jeremias, or Jeronim, English, Finnish, Croatian
appointed by God; Yahwah will rise; sacred name
Jeremias
German, Portuguese and Finnish variation of Jeremiah, Hebrew
appointed by God
Joa
Finnish and Swedish diminutive of Joachim, Hebrew
established by God
Jooa
Finnish
established by God
Joulu
Finnish
Christmas
Juhani
Finnish
god is gracious
Jukka
Finnish
God is gracious
Juljana
Finnish and Albanian variation of Juliana, Latin
youthful
Juuso
Finnish variation of Joseph
Jehovah increases
Kaapriel
Finnish, from Hebrew
God is my strength
Kaleva
Finnish
ancestor of the Finns
Kalevi
Variation of Kaleva, Finnish
ancestor of the Finns
Kalle
Swedish diminutive and Finnish, Danish, and Estonian variant of Karl
free man
Karo
Finnish diminutive of Karl, Scandinavian
free man
Kastanja
Finnish
chestnut
Kata
Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish, and Katalin, Hungarian
pure
Katariina
Finnish and Estonian variation of Katherine, English from Greek
pure
Katja
German; Scandinavian; Finnish; Dutch; Slovene; Croatian, from Greek
pure
Katri
Finnish variation of Katherine
pure
Kauno
Finnish
beautiful
Kauri
Maori or Finnish
tree or deer
Keijo
Finnish
elf; fairy
Keke
English variation of Kiki, Finnish diminutive of Gertrud, or Hawaiian variation of Kate
double happiness; strength of a spear; pure
Kerttu
Finnish variation of Gertrude
strength of a spear
Kielo
Finnish
lily of the valley
Kimi
Finnish, Hawaiian, Japanese
Yahweh will establish; supplanter; righteous + lord
Kirsi
Hindi, Finnish diminutive of Kirstina and Kirsten
amaranth blossoms; Christian, frost
Kirsikka
Finnish
cherry
Konsta
Finnish, from Latin
steadfast
Konstantin
Slavic; Estonian; Finnish; Hungarian; German, from Latin
steadfast
Kosmo
Finnish, Swedish, Danish variation of Cosmo
order, beauty, universe
Kristiina
Finnish variation of Kristina or Christina, Greek
Christian
Kuu
Finnish
moon
Kuura
Finnish
frost, rime
Kylli
Diminutive of Kyllikki, Finnish
abundance
Kyllikki
Finnish
abundance
Lahja
Finnish
gift
Laila
Spelling variation of Layla or Sami variation of Helga, Arabic or Finnish
night; holy
Lasse
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Finnish form of Laurence, Latin
from Laurentum; bay laurel
Launo
Finnish diminutive of Klaus, Nordic and German
people of victory
Lavi
Hebrew; diminutive of Olavi, Finnish
lion; ancestor's relic
Lavie
Spelling variation of Lavi, Hebrew, Finnish
lion; ancestor's relic
Lemmitty
Finnish
beloved
Liekki
Finnish
flame
Lilja
Icelandic, Faroese, and Finnish variation of Lily; "lily"
lily
Loja
Finnish and Swedish variation of Louise
famous warrior
Loviisa
Finnish form of Louisa
renowned warrior
Lumi
Finnish
snow
Lumia
Finnish, Italian
snow; citron
Lumikirsikka
Finnish
snow cherry
Lumikki
Variation of Lumi, Finnish
snow
Lumikukka
Finnish
snow flower
Lumililja
Finnish
snow lily
Magdaleena
Finnish variation of Magdalene
high tower; woman from Magdala
Maire
Finnish, Irish variation of Mary
sweet; drop of the sea, bitter
Maisa
Finnish and Old Swedish form of Maria, Portuguese, Japanese, Georgian, Arabic
beloved; drop of the sea, bitter; beloved and famous in battle; dance + sand; born in May; walking with a proud gait
Mansikka
Finnish
strawberry
Manu
Finnish, Maori, Hawaiian, Sanskrit, Akan, Hebrew
greatest; bird; wise; second born; God is with us
Maritta
Finnish variation of Maria
drop of the sea; bitter; beloved
Marja
Finnish, Dutch
berry
Marleena
Finnish variation of Marlene or Marja-Leena
Mary Magdelene; beloved, drop of the sea + light
Matleena
Variation of Magdaleena, Finnish
high tower; woman from Magdala
Matti
Finnish variation of Matthew, Hebrew
gift of God
Maunu
Finnish variation of Magnus, Latin
great
Maura
Anglicized variation of Maire, Finnish, Irish variation of Mary"sweet; drop of the sea, bitter"
sweet; drop of the sea, bitter
Mauri
Finnish variation of Maurice, Latin
dark-skinned
Meri
Finnish; Maori
sea; Mary
Mielikki
Finnish
luck
Mikael
Scandinavian, Finnish, and Breton form of Michael
who is like God?
Mikaela
Swedish and Finnish variation of Michaela, Hebrew
who is like God
Mikko
Finnish, from Hebrew
who is like God?
Milka
Slavic, Finnish, Polish, Hebrew
gracious, dear; rival; queen
Milla
Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Hungarian
young ceremonial attendant, gracious people
Minea
Finnish feminization of Minos, Greek
king
Minttar
Variation of Minttu, Finnish
mint
Minttu
Finnish
mint
Miska
Finnish diminutive of Mikael
who is like God?
Nienke
Finnish and Dutch diminutive of Katherine
pure
Niko
Finnish form and Croatian and Slovene short form of Nicholas, Greek
victory of the people
Oiva
Finnish
splendid
Olavi
Finnish and Estonian variation of Olaf
ancestor's relic
Omena
Finnish
apple
Onneli
Feminization of Onni, Finnish
happiness; luck
Onni
Finnish
happiness, luck
Oskari
Finnish form of Oscar
deer friend
Osmo
Finnish
young man
Otso
Finnish
bear
Päivätär
Finnish
lady of the sun
Pasi
Finnish variation of Basil, Greek
regal
Peetu
Finnish variation of Peter
rock
Pekka
Finnish variation of Peter, English from Greek
rock
Pentti
Finnish variation of Benedict, Latin
blessed
Peppi
Finnish variation of Pippi and Pepa, Swedish, Spanish
lover of horses; Jehovah increases
Perhonen
Finnish
butterfly
Peura
Finnish
deer
Pihla
Finnish
rowan tree
Pinja
Finnish
stone pine
Pipsa
Diminutive of Pipkka and Pirjo, Finnish
strength; exalted one
Piret
Estonian diminutive of Piritta, Finnish
strength; exalted one
Piritta
Finnish variation of Birgitta
strength; exalted one
Pirjo
Diminutive of Piritta, Finnish
strength; exalted one
Pirkko
Diminutive of Piritta, Finnish
strength; exalted one
Rami
Finnish, Arabic, Sanskrit "wise protector; father of multitudes; archer; pleasing"
wise protector; father of multitudes; archer; pleasing
Rasmus
Finnish and Scandinavian variation of Erasmus
beloved, desired
Rauno
Finnish, Estonian variation of Ragnar, Norse
warrior; judgment
Reijo
Finnish variation of Gregory, Greek
vigilant, a watchman
Reino
Finnish variation of Reynold
council power
Reko
Finnish diminutive of Greger, Swedish
vigilant, a watchman
Riina
Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish and Estonian
pure
Risto
Finnish variation of Christopher
bearer of Christ
Ritva
Finnish
birch branch
Runo
Finnish
poem
Ruska
Finnish
autumn foliage
Ruusa
Finnish, Greenlandic
rose
Ruusu
Finnish
rose
Sade
Finnish, Nigerian and Yoruba, diminutive of Folashade
rain; honor bestows a crown
Saija
Finnish diminutive of Sarah
princess
Saimi
Finnish variation of Saima
largest lake in Finland
Sakari
Variation of Sakarias, Finnish
the Lord has remembered
Sakarias
Finnish variation of Zacharias, Greek
the Lord has remembered
Salla
Finnish
princess
Salme
Estonian, Finnish, Prussian, Arabic
poem, verse; peace; safe
Sampsa
Finnish, variation of Sampson
sun
Samsa
Finnish, variation of Sampson
sun
Samu
Finnish, Spanish, and Hungarian diminutive of Samuel, Hebrew
told by God
Sanelma
Finnish
story, poem
Sanna
Swedish, Finnish, Inuktitut
lily
Sanni
Finnish variation of Sanna, Scandinavian
lily
Sebulon
Finnish and Scandinavian variation of Zebulon, Hebrew
exaltation; little dwelling
Seela
Finnish variation of Sela, Hebrew
rock
Senja
Finnish variation of Xenia, Greek
hospitable, welcoming
Seppo
Finnish variation on Sebastian, Latin
person from the ancient city of Sebastia
Serafia
Swedish and Finnish variation of Serapia, Greek, Egyptian
mighty, eye
Severi
Finnish variation of Severin, French
stern, serious
Sini
Finnish or Sanskrit
blue; white, fair
Sinikka
Finnish
bluebird
Sippo
Finnish variation of Siegfried, German
victorious peace
Sirka
Variation of Sirkka, Finnish
grasshopper; seed leaf
Sirke
Variation of Sirkka, Finnish, Yiddish variation of Sarah, Hebrew
grasshopper, seed leaf; princess
Sirkka
Finnish
grasshopper; seed leaf
Siru
Finnish word name, or Finnish form of Sigrid, Norse
fragment; fair victory
Sisko
Finnish
sister
Sisu
Finnish
strength
Sohvi
Finnish variation of Sophia, Greek
wisdom
Sointu
Finnish
chord
Sulo
Finnish
charm, grace
Sumu
Finnish
fog, mist, haze
Suvi
Finnish
summer
Syksy
Finnish
autumn
Taavi
Estonian and Finnish form of David, Hebrew
beloved
Tahvo
Finnish variation of Stephen, Greek
garland, crown
Taika
Finnish
magic
Taimi
Finnish, Estonian, Japanese
sapling, young tree; plant; great beauty
Taina
Tupi, Finnish variation of Tatiana, Russian
morning star; secret
Taisto
Finnish
battle
Talvi
Finnish, Estonian
winter
Taneli
Finnish from Hebrew
God is my judge
Tarja
Finnish variation of Daria, Persian, Latin from Greek
kingly; possesses well
Tarmo
Finnish and Estonian
energy
Taru
Finnish, variation of Tarja
epic; kingly, possesses well
Tarvo
Finnish
wild aurochs; energy
Tatjana
German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
from Latin family name
Teemu
Variation of Tiemu, Finnish
victory of the people
Tero
Diminutive of Antero, Finnish
strong, manly
Terttu
Finnish
cluster, bunch
Tiemu
Variation of Tiemus, Finnish
victory of the people
Tiemus
Finnish variation of Demus, Icelandic
victory of the people
Tiia
Finnish variation of Dorothea, Greek
gift of God
Tiiu
Estonian variation of Tiia, Finnish
gift of God
Timo
Norwegian, Finnish, German, and Dutch variation of Timothy
honoring God
Toive
Finnish
wish, hope
Toivo
Finnish, Estonian
hope
Triin
Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish and Estonian
pure
Tuomas
Finnish variation of Thomas
twin
Tuula
Finnish
wind
Tuuli
Finnish
wind
Tuulikki
Finnish
little wind
Tyko
Finnish form of Tyge or Tycho, Dutch, Greek
thunder; luck, chance
Ukko
Finnish
old man
Vadelma
Finnish
raspberry
Vaino
Finnish
wide river, backwater
Valo
Finnish; Malagasy
light
Valtteri
Finnish
ruler of the army
Vanamo
Finnish
twinflower
Vedenemo
Finnish
mother of waters
Veijo
Diminutive of Veli and Veikko, Finnish
brother
Veikko
Finnish
brother
Veli
Turkish, Albanian, Arabic, Finnish
helper, protector, friend; brother
Vellamo
Finnish
movement of water and waves
Venla
Finnish
to travel, to proceed
Vesa
Finnish
sapling, sprout
Viekki
Diminutive of Vieno, Finnish
gentle, mild, soft
Vieno
Finnish
gentle
Vilja
Finnish, Swedish, Slavic
grain, will, fairy
Ville
Finnish, Swedish diminutive of William
resolute protection
Virva
Finnish
will o' the wisp
Virve
Estonian, Finnish
sprout, shoot; shimmer, ripple
Voitto
Finnish
victory
Wille
Variation of Ville, Finnish and Swedish
resolute protection