Finnish word names
By Finnberry
Updated Thu May 18 2023
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As you might know, Finland is the country of thousands of lakes. Its wonderful nature is a great source of inspiration when it comes to names. In this list, I tried to gather together some nature inspirer word names you may not have heard of before!
- Sade
Origin:
Finnish, Nigerian and Yoruba, diminutive of FolashadeMeaning:
"rain; honor bestows a crown"Description:
The one-named singer clarified the confusing pronunciation on this one (in her case, it's shah-DAY), but a number of parents have looked for more phonetic spellings. The Finnish version means "rain."
- Salla
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"princess"Description:
Salla is a variant of Salli — the Finnish form of Sally. Both Salla and Salli are common names in their native country, but Salla is the more modern form, having peaked in popularity in the 1980s and 90s (Salli peaked in the 20s and 30s). Today, Salla is given to almost twice as many baby girls in Finland than Salli.
- Marja
Origin:
Finnish, DutchMeaning:
"berry"Description:
A Dutch, Finnish and Sorbian form of Mary, which also happens to mean "berry" in Finnish, giving it a sweet naturey charm.
- Pilvi
Origin:
FinnishDescription:
A sweet Finnish nature name, meaning "cloud".
- Aarni
- Aava
- Eerika
- Elo
- Ilmari
- Jalo
- Kaisla
- Kuura
- Loviisa
- Neili
- Otava
- Otso
- Pihla
- Pyry
- Sisu
- Touko
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