[Opinions] Re: Finnish names +
in reply to a message by Orsino
From the ones you listed, I like:
Aina (love)
Aino
Elisabet
Fredrika
Helmi
Ilta
Kaarina
Lahja
Lilja
Maija (I prefer this as a nickname for Maria, Marianna, Marjaana etc, though)
Piritta
Suvi
Ulrika
Vanamo
Vilhelmina
Virva
Fredrik
Joakim
Niko
Riku
Some others I like:
Boys: Aabraham, Aadolf, Aleksanteri, Aleksis, Henrikki, Isaskar (Finnish form of Issachar), Joel, Joona, Joonatan, Jouko, Juhana, Juho, Kaarlo, Kristian, Matias, Matteus, Mikael, Niklas, Olli, Ossi (from Ossian), Risto, Roope, Runo (Finnish word for poem), Sakarias (from Zacharias), Sampo, Samppa, Sipi (from Siegfried), Talvi (Finnish word for winter), Toivo, Tuomo, Väinö (see Vaino)
Girls: Aamu, Adalmiina, Adolfina, Aleksandra, Aliisa, Amalia, Anja, Annukka (as a nickname for Anna), Birgitta, Eila (possibly from Elisabet or Eileen), Eleonoora, Enni, Fanni, Fanny, Helmiina, Henni, Henriikka, Hilma, Iina, Inkeri, Josefiina, Juuli, Juulia, Katariina, Kiira, Kristiina, Laulu (Finnish word for a song, and sometimes for singing), Leea, Leeni, Leonoora, Lotta, Lyydia, Margareeta, Margareetta, Maria, Martta, Matleena, Mikaela, Minttu, Raakel, Riika, Riikka, Satu, Sohvi, Suoma, Taru, Tuovi, Tuulia, Tuulikki
edited to add few names more :)
Aina (love)
Aino
Elisabet
Fredrika
Helmi
Ilta
Kaarina
Lahja
Lilja
Maija (I prefer this as a nickname for Maria, Marianna, Marjaana etc, though)
Piritta
Suvi
Ulrika
Vanamo
Vilhelmina
Virva
Fredrik
Joakim
Niko
Riku
Some others I like:
Boys: Aabraham, Aadolf, Aleksanteri, Aleksis, Henrikki, Isaskar (Finnish form of Issachar), Joel, Joona, Joonatan, Jouko, Juhana, Juho, Kaarlo, Kristian, Matias, Matteus, Mikael, Niklas, Olli, Ossi (from Ossian), Risto, Roope, Runo (Finnish word for poem), Sakarias (from Zacharias), Sampo, Samppa, Sipi (from Siegfried), Talvi (Finnish word for winter), Toivo, Tuomo, Väinö (see Vaino)
Girls: Aamu, Adalmiina, Adolfina, Aleksandra, Aliisa, Amalia, Anja, Annukka (as a nickname for Anna), Birgitta, Eila (possibly from Elisabet or Eileen), Eleonoora, Enni, Fanni, Fanny, Helmiina, Henni, Henriikka, Hilma, Iina, Inkeri, Josefiina, Juuli, Juulia, Katariina, Kiira, Kristiina, Laulu (Finnish word for a song, and sometimes for singing), Leea, Leeni, Leonoora, Lotta, Lyydia, Margareeta, Margareetta, Maria, Martta, Matleena, Mikaela, Minttu, Raakel, Riika, Riikka, Satu, Sohvi, Suoma, Taru, Tuovi, Tuulia, Tuulikki
edited to add few names more :)
This message was edited 6/10/2011, 12:39 AM