krisjanisliepins's Personal Name List

Means "victory" in Finnish.

Means "gentle" in Finnish.

Means "brother" in Finnish.

From a colloquial form of the Finnish word veli meaning "brother".

Short form of Väinämöinen.

Derived from Finnish väinä meaning "wide and slow-flowing river". In Finnish mythology Väinämöinen was a wise old magician, the son of the primal goddess Ilmatar. He is the hero of the Finnish epic the Kalevala.

Means "hero" in Finnish (a poetic word).

Means "hope" in Finnish.

Meaning unknown. Tapio was the Finnish god of forests, animals, and hunting.

From Japanese 武 (takeshi) meaning "military, martial", 健 (takeshi) meaning "strong, healthy", or other kanji having the same reading.

Means "charm, grace" in Finnish.

Means "willpower, determination, strength" in Finnish.

Derived from Finnish seppä meaning "smith". Seppo Ilmarinen ("the smith Ilmarinen") is the name of a master craftsman in the Finnish epic the Kalevala.

Finnish form of Samuel.

Finnish diminutive of Samuli or Aleksanteri, or else a variant of Sampo.

Meaning unknown. In Finnish mythology this is the name of a magical artifact (perhaps a mill) created by the smith god Ilmarinen.

From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the elements hruod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, where it replaced the rare Old English cognate Hreodbeorht. It has been consistently among the most common English names from the 13th to 20th century. In the United States it was the most popular name for boys between 1924 and 1939 (and again in 1953).

This name has been borne by two kings of the Franks, two dukes of Normandy, and three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from England in the 14th century. Several saints have also had the name, the earliest known as Saint Rupert, from an Old German variant. The author Robert Browning (1812-1889) and poets Robert Burns (1759-1796) and Robert Frost (1874-1963) are famous literary namesakes. Other bearers include Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), the commander of the Confederate army during the American Civil War, and American actors Robert Redford (1936-), Robert De Niro (1943-) and Robert Downey Jr. (1965-).

Finnish, Estonian, Macedonian and Serbian short form of Christopher.

Finnish short form of Richard.

Finnish form of Richard.

Finnish form of Gregory.

Finnish form of Reynold.

Finnish form of Raymond.

Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Erasmus.

Finnish form of Raymond.

Finnish form of Peter.

Means "splendid" in Finnish.

Finnish form of Martin.

From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. Saint Martin of Tours was a 4th-century bishop who is the patron saint of France. According to legend, he came across a cold beggar in the middle of winter so he ripped his cloak in two and gave half of it to the beggar. He was a favourite saint during the Middle Ages, and his name has become common throughout the Christian world.

An influential bearer of the name was Martin Luther (1483-1546), the theologian who began the Protestant Reformation. The name was also borne by five popes (two of them more commonly known as Marinus). Other more recent bearers include the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), and the American filmmaker Martin Scorsese (1942-).

Swedish and Low German form of Leonard.

Meaning unknown. It was popularized by Eino Leino's poem Kimmo's Revenge (1902).

Derived from Finnish keiju meaning "elf, fairy".

Means "far away" in Finnish.

Variant of Kaleva.

From the name of the mythological ancestor of the Finns, which is of unknown meaning. The name of the Finnish epic the Kalevala means "the land of Kaleva".

Finnish form of Charles.

Short form of Joukahainen.

Meaning unknown. In the Finnish epic the Kalevala this is the name of a youth who challenges Väinämöinen to a chanting (or spellcasting) duel. Joukahainen loses, and must promise his sister Aino to Väinämöinen.

Derived from Finnish ilma meaning "air". Ilmarinen is an immortal smith in Finnish mythology, the creator of the sky and the magic mill known as the Sampo. He is one of the main characters in the Finnish epic the Kalevala.

Short form of Ilmarinen.

Finnish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Meaning unknown, possibly a Finnish form of a Scandinavian name.

Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian form of Edwin.

Means "willing, helpful" in Finnish.

Means "value, worth" in Finnish and Estonian.

Means "beloved" in Finnish (an archaic poetic word).

Finnish form of Alexander.

Finnish short form of Aleksanteri or Aleksi, an Italian short form of Alessandro, and a Spanish short form of Alejandro or Alejandra.

Means "generous amount" in Finnish.

Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Finnish god of the ocean, rivers and fishing.

Means "thought" in Finnish.