Nombres finlandeses

Los nombres finlandeses llevan el eco del Kalevala, la epopeya nacional de Finlandia, con figuras como Aino, Ilmari y Vaino que todavía hoy se dan a los niños como folclore vivo. Muchos nombres también se inspiran en la naturaleza: bosques, lagos y la luz del norte aparecen a menudo en sus significados. Finlandia incluso mantiene un registro oficial de nombres de pila aprobados.

Aarne eagle; Finnish/Estonian form of Arne, from Old High German arn

Aatos thought, idea

Ahti the Finnish god of water and fishing; in the Kalevala he appears as Ahto to avoid confusion with the hero Ahti Saarelainen

Aino "the only one"; the tragic heroine of the Kalevala, a name coined by Elias Lonnrot from the poetic word aino, "sole, only"

Aleksi Finnish form of Alexander, from Greek "defender of mankind"

Annikki a Kalevala character, sister of the smith Ilmarinen; ultimately a Finnish diminutive of Anna

Aune meaning debated; linked either to the Finnish form of Agnes ("pure") or to an old Germanic root meaning "wealth, fortune"

Eino etymology debated; usually explained as linked to ainoa, "only, sole", though some sources connect it to a Finnish form of Henry

Heikki Finnish form of Henry, from Germanic "ruler of the home"

Helmi pearl; also used as a short form of Vilhelmiina

Hilkka meaning debated; linked variously to Germanic hild ("battle"), Finnish hilja ("quiet, calm"), or an old word for a hood or cap

Ilmari short form of Ilmarinen, the eternal smith of the Kalevala who forges the sky and the magic Sampo; from ilma, "air, sky"

Ilmatar "maiden of the air", the primordial creator-goddess of the Kalevala and mother of Vainamoinen

Ilona in Finland popularly associated with ilo, "joy" (a folk connection, not the name's original Greek/Hungarian root)

Impi maiden, virgin; an archaic, poetic word taken up as a given name

Into enthusiasm, zeal

Kaino shy, modest, bashful; one of the few names Finnish law has allowed as officially unisex

Kaisa Finnish diminutive of Katariina/Katherine, from Greek "pure"

Kalervo father of the tragic hero Kullervo in the Kalevala; a later variant of the mythic name Kaleva

Kalevi "of Kaleva", the giant mythic ancestor-figure the Kalevala epic is named for; often glossed as "hero" or "strong man"

Kauko far away, distant; also an old epithet of the hero Lemminkainen (as in Kaukomieli) in the Kalevala

Kerttu Finnish form of Gertrude, from Germanic "strong with the spear"

Kukka flower

Kullervo the doomed hero of the Kalevala; etymology genuinely disputed, variously linked to kulta ("gold"), an old root for "to tremble", or a word for "raven"

Kyllikki a Kalevala heroine, the strong-willed wife of Lemminkainen; from kylla/kyllin, "abundance, enough"

Lumi snow

Marja berry; also used as a Finnish form of Mary

Marjatta a Kalevala figure, a chaste maiden whose story parallels the Virgin Mary; connected to marja, "berry"

Matti Finnish form of Matthew, from Hebrew "gift of God"; one of the most common names in Finnish history

Niilo Finnish form of Nicholas, from Greek "victory of the people"

Onni happiness, luck

Pekka Finnish form of Peter, "rock, stone"

Pellervo a Kalevala spirit of vegetation and the fields, linked to pelto, "ploughed field", or pellava, "flax"

Pentti Finnish form of Bengt/Benedict, from Latin "blessed"

Pirjo short form of Birgitta/Piritta, from Gaelic "strength, exalted one"

Rauha peace

Rauni in Finnish mythology, either the wife of the thunder god Ukko or another name for Ukko himself; today used mostly as a feminine given name, one of the few Finnish law treats as unisex

Reino usually explained as "kingdom" or "realm", from the same root as Reynold/Ragnvald ("counsel, decision")

Riitta Finnish form of Birgitta/Bridget, from Gaelic "strength, exalted one"

Sakari Finnish form of Zacharias/Zachary, from Hebrew "Yahweh remembers"

Sanni a Finnish diminutive most often linked to Susanna or Alexandra

Sirkka cricket (the insect)

Sisko literally "sister" in Finnish, used as a given name

Sulo charm, grace, sweetness; historically given to both sexes until 1939, now used only for boys

Tapio the forest god of the Kalevala, called the King of the Forest; the name's roots are debated among scholars

Tellervo a forest goddess of the Kalevala, daughter of Tapio and Mielikki; the name's exact origin is debated, possibly echoing Pellervo for alliteration

Toivo hope, wish

Tuomas Finnish form of Thomas, from Aramaic "twin"

Tuuli wind

Tuulikki "little wind"; a forest spirit of the Kalevala, daughter of Tapio, who watches over game and herds

Urho hero, bravery

Vaino from Väinämöinen, the wise old singer-hero of the Kalevala; the epic name likely derives from väinä, "a wide, slowly-flowing river or strait" (ASCII form of Väinö)

Veikko brother; from a familiar, affectionate form of veli, "brother"

Vellamo the Kalevala's goddess of water, lakes, and seas; from velloa, "to churn", describing the movement of waves

Vieno gentle, mild, soft; one of a small handful of names Finnish law recognizes as officially unisex, though modern use skews female

Vihtori Finnish form of Victor, "conqueror"

Yrjo Finnish form of George, from Greek georgos, "farmer, earth-worker" (ASCII form of Yrjö)

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