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Finnish Baby Names for Girls
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Kata
Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish, and Katalin, Hungarian
"pure"
A European nickname for Katherine variations.
Katri
Finnish variation of Katherine
"pure"
A diminutive form of the Finnish Katariina, used by Tove Jannson in her book The True Deciever .
Kerttu
Finnish variation of Gertrude
"strength of a spear"
Variation of Gertrude.
Kesia
Nordic variation of Keziah, Hebrew
"cassia tree"
A soft form of Keziah used in Nordic countries, predominantly Norway.
Kielo
Finnish
"lily of the valley"
A Finnish word name for the lily of the valley flower.
Kirsi
Hindi, Finnish diminutive of Kirstina and Kirsten
"amaranth blossoms; Christian, frost"
This attractive multicultural name is found in India and Finland, where it is also a word meaning "frost."
Kylli
Diminutive of Kyllikki, Finnish
"abundance"
A more accessible variation of Kyllikki, a Finnish mythological name.
Leena
Finnish and Estonian diminutive of names ending in -leena or -lena
Leena is the form of Lena found in Finland and Estonia. It sits just outside the Top 1000 in the US, where it may be used as a Lena alternative that avoids pronunciation confusion.
Lemmitty
Finnish
"beloved"
A rare Finnish name which is used for both sexes, but more often for girls. It is usually found in the middle spot.
Liekki
Finnish
"flame"
A rare Finnish word name with a fiery meaning.
Liisa
Liisa is a feminine name of Finnish origin, serving as the Finnish and Estonian variant of Elizabeth, which ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Elisheva meaning 'God is my oath' or 'God is…
Lilja
Icelandic, Faroese, and Finnish variation of Lily; "lily"
"lily"
Cute and quirky Lily alternative.
Loja
Finnish and Swedish variation of Louise
"famous warrior"
Most famously borne by Loja Saarinen, a Finnish-American artist and wife of architect Eliel Saarinen. She was born Minna Carolina Mathilde Louise Gesellius and went by Louise or Loja. Pronounced…
Lotta
Short form of Charlotta or Carlotta, forms of Charlotte, French
"free man"
This nickname-name is very popular in Germany, though Lottie is still the preferred version in the US. The problem, of course, is that you'll have to put up with a lotta jokes. See?
Lumi
Finnish
"snow"
Lumi may be a rare girls' name in the USA and England, but it comes in the Top 50 in Finland, where it means snow. Given the popularity of Winter, Holly, Ivy and many other wintery-christmassy names,…
Lumia
Finnish, Italian
"snow; citron"
Although Lumi (Finnish for "snow") is far more popular, the elaboration Lumia is used in Finland as well. It's also a technical word in English for patterns of light used as an art form, and in…
Maija
Finnish and Latvian variation of Maria
A lovely and typical name on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Bothnia that no one in the English-speaking world will know how to pronounce. Maia sounds (virtually) the same and is far more familiar…
Maikki
Finnish variation of Mary
An unusual name that has not ventured outside the Finnish culture.
Maire
Finnish, Irish variation of Mary
"sweet; drop of the sea, bitter"
Both Maire and Mare have begun making inroads with parents seeking novel yet authentic ways of honoring an ancestral Mary. The Finnish variation derives from the word mairea , meaning "sweet."
Maritta
Finnish variation of Maria
"drop of the sea; bitter; beloved"
A pretty and unusual spin on Maria.