Finnish
names are used in the country of Finland in northern Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
BANGLADESH (Country) English, Breton, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Interlingua, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, SwedishMeans "land of the Bengalis", from Bengali বাংলা
(Bangla) meaning "Bengali" (referring to the Bengali people or Bengali language spoken by the Bengali people), which is ultimately from
Vanga, the name of an ancient kingdom on the Indian subcontinent (see
Bengal) combined with দেশ
(desh) "country, land, state", ultimately from Sanskrit देश
(deśá)...
[more] BURUNDI (Country) English, Afrikaans, Basque, Breton, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Interlingua, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, TurkishThe name of the Country in East Africa. Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
EESTI (Country) Estonian, FinnishPossibly derived from
Aesti, the name of an ancient tribe first described by the Roman historian
Tacitus.
ESPOO (Settlement) FinnishDerived from
Esbo, a combination of Swedish
asp "aspen" (or possibly
äspe "aspen forest") and
å "river, stream". Espoo is the second largest city (and urban area) in
Finland.
HELSINKI (Settlement) FinnishThe first settlers of the modern Helsinki area came from
Hälsingland, Sweden. A parish called
Helsinge parish was founded in the 14th century and was later developed into a town called
Helsinge fors "the Helsinge rapids"...
[more] ITÄMERI (Body of Water) FinnishMeans "east sea" in Finnish. This is the Finnish form of the
Baltic sea, even though the sea is located to the west of
Finland. The name is a calque of Swedish
Östersjön which means "the eastern sea".
JEMEN (Country) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, SwedishForm of
Yemen.
JUKKASJÄRVI (Settlement) Swedish, FinnishOriginally from Northern Sami
Čohkkirasjávri meaning "lake of assembly". It was later changed to the much more Finnish-sounding name Jukkasjärvi. This probably changed the meaning of the name as the first element
jukkas is of uncertain origin (but it coincides with the Finnish given name
Jukka)...
[more] KRIM (Political Subdivision & Region) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Serbian, SwedishForm of
Crimea.
LIBANON (Country) Afrikaans, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Luxembourgish, Norwegian, Slovak, Slovene, SwedishForm of
Lebanon.
LISSABON (Settlement) Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Russian, SwedishForm of
Lisbon.
LUXEMBURG (Country) Afrikaans, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Romanian, SwedishAfrikaans, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Romanian and Swedish form of
Luxembourg.
MALTA (Country) English, Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, German, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, West FrisianMalta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea....
[more] MEKKA (Settlement) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Maltese, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, SlovakForm of
Mecca.
OULU (Settlement) FinnishFrom the name of the Oulu River (Finnish: Oulujoki). Oulu is probably taken directly from the Finnish dialectal word
oulu meaning "flood water". Oulu is a city in Northern Finland.
PANAMA (Country) English, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Irish, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Tagalog, TurkishThe name of the Country in Central America. Panama is a country on the isthmus linking Central and South America. The Panama Canal, a famous feat of human engineering, cuts through its center, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to create an essential shipping route...
[more] PJONGJANG (Settlement) Afrikaans, Bosnian, Croatian, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Polish, Serbian, SloveneForm of
Pyongyang. In Belgium and the Netherlands, this spelling is technically considered dated but still used regularly there (especially in Belgium). The preferred spelling is now the same as the English one, namely
Pyongyang.
RUOTSI (Country) FinnishDerived from
Roslagen, a region in
Uppland, Sweden, whose name ultimately was derived from Old Swedish
*roþs- "rowing". This is the Finnish name for
Sweden.
TAMPERE (Settlement) FinnishFrom
Tammerkoski, the name of the rapids that flow through the city. The first element
tammer is of uncertain etymology. The second element is
koski "rapids". This is the second largest urban area (and the third largest city) in
Finland.
TURKU (Settlement) FinnishFrom Old East Slavic търгъ (
tǔrgǔ) meaning "market place". Turku is the 3rd largest urban area in
Finland.
VENEZUELA (Country) English, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tatar, TurkishThe name of the Country in South America. Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America with diverse natural attractions. Along its Caribbean coast are tropical resort islands including Isla de Margarita and the Los Roques archipelago...
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