25 Unique Finnish Names Inspired by Nature and Folklore

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  • čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
  • The Finnish language is filled with beautiful, unique first names. In this video, I’m going to share 25 unique Finnish names which are inspired by nature and folklore. Drop a comment below to let me know which Finnish name impresses you ⬇️
    Timestamps
    0:00 Intro about Finnish traditions
    3:53 girls’ names inspired by nature
    6:30 Boys’ names inspired by nature
    9:13 Girls’ names inspired by Finnish folklore
    11:00 Boys’ names inspired by Finnish folklore
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Komentáře • 239

  • @pattyisaacson5212
    @pattyisaacson5212 Před rokem +29

    My mom's name was Lempi! She said she really liked how the people in Finland pronounced her name when she went there to visit. It is pronounced with a softer 'p' sound in Finland than here in America. She died in 2020 at the age of 97.

  • @alicebPJ
    @alicebPJ Před 2 lety +22

    I love to see how the culture influences the names! Nature is so central in Finland and therefore that is reflected in names, it's fascinating.
    Most names in my mother tongue (Italian) I'd say derive from religious figures, which again makes sense.
    However, my absolute favorite Finnish name is Ilmari ✨ it sounds so regal. I wonder if Ilmatar is used as a girl's name even today?

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 2 lety +4

      Hei Alice! Yes, I agree. And Ilmari is such a great name. About Ilmatar: there are a bit less than 300 Ilmatar girls in Finland. The name for her is 26th of August

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem +1

      Ilmari(nen) and Ilmatar all also religious figures. ^^ They are both gods in Finnish mythology. In the Kalevala, Ilmatar is the one who creates the world (albeit accidentally by shifting her leg which makes the eggs in the nest a bird made on her knee fall down and shatter) and Ilmarinen creates the Sampo, a mythical machine of endless wealth.

    • @SadieRoseBermingham
      @SadieRoseBermingham Před 9 měsíci

      I have a character in one of our books called Ilmarinen. His mother's ancestors were Finnish. She calls him Ilmari, which I think sounds very sweet. I love that name.❤ (he hates it 😂 and tends to go by Mari.)

  • @CarKey369
    @CarKey369 Před rokem +8

    Love from Nepal to all Finns !

  • @IgorCyclist
    @IgorCyclist Před rokem +7

    Real magical names inspired by nature, and myth. And it´is so finnish way. Fantastic :)

  • @karenarnett5167
    @karenarnett5167 Před rokem +4

    There are many Finnish Americans in the far north of Michigan. I loved reading the phone book up in Calumet when I visited a friend there, because I love the sound and the spelling of the FInnish family names.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for sharing this Karen!

  • @robertknapp7612
    @robertknapp7612 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I was so glad to see this video about names in Finland. I watched it several times to enjoy the various names and associations to nature or folklore. Being a lover of Sibelius’ music, I am familiar with his musical setting of the Kalevala, so I especially liked that portion of the video. But my favorite name is Pyry, just because it has such an interesting connection to snowfall and it is a little challenging (but fun) to pronounce! I love your videos!!

  • @jerrimenard3092
    @jerrimenard3092 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I am half Hungarian and we also have a version of The Kalevala. I have read it many times so some of the names you mentioned were very familiar. Thanks for sharing this. I learned something new.

  • @thaynaluz198
    @thaynaluz198 Před 2 lety

    I loved this video, these names sound really beautiful.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 2 lety

      Thanks so much! So happy you like it 🙌

  • @aztecazul
    @aztecazul Před rokem +2

    I really loved to see this! Like actual Finnish names, I had been curious about this! When I tried to look up Finnish names previously I just got a lot of the angelical based names names. Love that they are based on nature, but I have to admin that the ones from the Kalevala sound amazing too!

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡🇫🇮

  • @annikorpi2895
    @annikorpi2895 Před 2 lety

    So happy to find your channel! 🥰 Really enjoying all your videos! Tervetuloa from Washington state!

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 2 lety +1

      Yay, happy to have you here! Kiitos for your comment & moi Washingtoniin 👋💙

    • @annikorpi2895
      @annikorpi2895 Před rokem

      I don’t have any children- but I did name one of my kitties Lumi. 💛 I know it means snow, she’s not white or anything but she’s very fluffy like could be a snow cat. Haha.

  • @cobysaurus1097
    @cobysaurus1097 Před rokem +1

    This video was so interesting, thank you!

  • @Phantom_c8
    @Phantom_c8 Před 2 lety

    Varpu! Thanks for posting another cool video to keep my mind occupied later today 🙂 Hope all is well

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 2 lety

      Hei Justin! So happy to hear this. All is good here and hope you guys are good too!!

  • @jadeventoniemi5795
    @jadeventoniemi5795 Před 2 lety +4

    I just learned & now love the name Otava🎉 Hilla also sounds cute as a girls name! Awesome video 🙌

  • @jaxturner6896
    @jaxturner6896 Před 5 dny

    I had named my puppy Kesa. She was 6 months old when she came to my home during summer.

  • @kari53
    @kari53 Před rokem +1

    Kiitos Varpu. Always beautiful.

  • @MehariYemane-kw4zh
    @MehariYemane-kw4zh Před 3 dny

    Kiitos pallone ❤❤❤❤

  • @jenn8734
    @jenn8734 Před rokem

    Learning this has been so cool to me! Thank you! I have been looking up the meanings of my ancestors names ❤ their names match up with their personalities. My grandpas name is Urho but we have a lot of Mikka’s

    • @anatitan5546
      @anatitan5546 Před rokem +1

      Mustikan Varpu

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Awww, you are so sweet. Thank you so much❣️🇫🇮

  • @efnissien
    @efnissien Před 2 měsíci

    The child responding to a name while crying & therefore being awarded that name is a story I've heard in Wales.

  • @garomestamo
    @garomestamo Před 2 lety +3

    I really love Finnish names and surnames!! 🤍💙

  • @collectingmemories9431
    @collectingmemories9431 Před rokem +10

    I love the names you taught us 😊
    I'm from Spain and my name is Nieves (snow in English) ❄️

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your comment!

    • @mirvawuolle9824
      @mirvawuolle9824 Před rokem +3

      Here in Finland we have the name Lumi, which is a girls name, also meaning snow in English.

    • @saturahman7510
      @saturahman7510 Před 6 měsíci +1

      My name is Satu Anna Marjeta. My brother's name is Pekka Kalevi. My mother's name is Anna-Leena Kaarina.

  • @summerwood619
    @summerwood619 Před rokem

    Thank you for sharing this info 🥰from Gilbert Arizona,USA

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡🇫🇮

  • @bradt8019
    @bradt8019 Před rokem +5

    My favorite name on the list is "Myrsky", when I started learning Finnish, that word just sounded cool. Now I know it's used as a name also, only makes me like it more. 😏👍 Thanks for sharing.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your comment! 🇫🇮

    • @johnmoate6676
      @johnmoate6676 Před rokem +1

      You should try the Finnish vodka liquer named Myrsky a unique taste of the forest. One of my favourites.

    • @Sepelrastas
      @Sepelrastas Před 10 měsíci

      Myrsky is IMO more a unisex name. I've seen it used by both girls and boys.

    • @bradt8019
      @bradt8019 Před 10 měsíci

      @@Sepelrastas Interesting, for some reason I thought it was more feminine, good to know. 🤔👍 Thanks for sharing.

  • @vanhasydan4754
    @vanhasydan4754 Před rokem +2

    Kittos. I'm working on researching a new name in preparation for a legal name change and your video has given helpful things to know.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your comment!! 🤩🧡🇫🇮 Ole hyvä!

  • @franktoledo6342
    @franktoledo6342 Před rokem +1

    Lempi that what I need. Great Video.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your comment! 🧡🇫🇮

    • @franktoledo6342
      @franktoledo6342 Před rokem +1

      @@HerFinland Finns are smart I got 6 photos with a hart of a pretty Fine Finn at once. Makes me want to watch more Finnish videos.

  • @johnearle1
    @johnearle1 Před rokem +3

    I have a Finnish friend named Aino. Like the girl who became a salmon in the Kalevala.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your comment John!

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem +1

      It comes from the word ainoa, meaning only one. She is called Aino for being the only daughter of the family.

  • @lauraellen189
    @lauraellen189 Před rokem

    Great video! I have always been interested in names and their meanings. The Finnish name for winter is beautiful. If I had had a daughter I would have liked to name her Winter. I am in America and it is not commonly used but I love it.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡🇫🇮

  • @megamaze00
    @megamaze00 Před rokem +3

    I have three sons: Arvo, Trygve, and Tuukka. It’s so fun to learn more unique names to save for the next baby!

  • @georgeallen5577
    @georgeallen5577 Před 9 měsíci

    One of my great aunts was named Lempi. I always wondered where that name originated knowing she was a first generation American in a Finnish family

  • @johnhelms8226
    @johnhelms8226 Před rokem +2

    Miro is a boy’s name meaning highly skilled defenseman.
    Jere is a boy’s name meaning legendary defensive forward.
    Teemu is a boy’s name meaning a person who scores more goals than you can count.

  • @sadekuosa4810
    @sadekuosa4810 Před rokem +1

    IM so happy i find my name thanks to you for this videous😊🥹😇😍

  • @keijovalikangas2126
    @keijovalikangas2126 Před 9 měsíci

    Love Varpu!

  • @zahramontazerishahtoori9063
    @zahramontazerishahtoori9063 Před 9 měsíci

    I liked hilla for girls and otso for boys. they just sounded nice to me. I also have a question for you. can people in Finland name their children after what they like ? for examlpe: I really like stars. in my language (Persian) it`s setare and is a name for girls. I know in Finnish it`s tahti. can a girl`s name be tahti?

  • @tisadouglas666
    @tisadouglas666 Před 4 měsíci

    Pyry! I love Finnish metal. One of the guys in Battle Beast has this name and could not figure out how to say it.

  • @johnmoate6676
    @johnmoate6676 Před rokem +2

    My wife's name was Eija. We had a long happy life and the sound of her name always sounds to me like music joined with a gentle sigh perhaps. She was from Kainuu province where we spent many happy days Oulujärven ranalla.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting John!

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem +1

      Eija is likely a Finnish version of Freya. ^^

    • @johnmoate6676
      @johnmoate6676 Před rokem

      @@Silveirias Hei. My family in Suomi have researched her name and best evidence is that it was "a shout of praise" in old Finnish. And that is why her parents who were devout Christians chose that as her name.

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem

      @@johnmoate6676 Yes, that is another theory. "Eijaa", kinda like "hey oh!".

    • @johnmoate6676
      @johnmoate6676 Před rokem

      @@Silveirias that too is pointing to what we understand. Kiitos

  • @edwardsiswantosantoso8933

    Fantastic ! Ilta is similar to my wife's name.. haha..

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Amazing! Thank you for commenting!

  • @ciantosh
    @ciantosh Před rokem +1

    Nice video 👍

  • @JustLynxx_
    @JustLynxx_ Před rokem +3

    As A Finn i Can say these names sound so unique!

  • @agnarrenolen1336
    @agnarrenolen1336 Před rokem +2

    Arne (spelled with single A, but pronounced the same) is also a common Norwegian name. Interestingly, Kari is a male name in Finland, but a female name in Norway.

  • @travelvideos
    @travelvideos Před rokem +2

    Your name has similar meaning in Latvian: vārpa (main branch of a plant, where flowers are attached).

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for your comment! 🧡 it has the same meaning in Finnish!

  • @roytikkanen1065
    @roytikkanen1065 Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks from toronto canada for the finnish names and origin.. my mother..vera..dad onni..brothers kalervo... kalevi my sister vuokko

  • @fredsundermann5799
    @fredsundermann5799 Před rokem +1

    My wife was born in Finland and emigrated t the US with her family when she was 6 years old - her name is Hannele - she explains that she was named after a Finnish ballerina that her parents liked.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting! 🤩🧡🇫🇮

  • @abdennourkouideraraibi6911

    My favourite names were "talvi ja Otso", kiitos Varpu 😊

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 2 lety +1

      Wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @riinak7212
    @riinak7212 Před rokem +4

    Mine isn't on this list (my first name, anyway) since Katariina doesn't come from nature, but my last name does. Koskinen means place of the rapids, I believe.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      So lovely! Thanks for sharing 😍

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc Před 2 lety

    you make feel finland a great place !
    but i don't know if i need Visa

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 2 lety

      Thanks! You can check migri.fi for more information!

  • @irinawaisbein5466
    @irinawaisbein5466 Před 9 měsíci

    My favourite name Otso.But I met a lot of ladies with name Sirpa and man with name Matti

  • @waynesmith3767
    @waynesmith3767 Před 2 lety +3

    I had an honorary Aunt Lempi and she was indeed sweet and gentle and loving.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 2 lety

      My great aunt was Lempi too. Very sweet and gentle old lady.

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc Před 2 lety

    You are so strong I feel Kindness So powerful !🐾🐾🐾🎨🎨
    Happiness

  • @annatupeli496
    @annatupeli496 Před rokem +1

    My son's name is Kuutti and my daughter is Nuppu. I also have another daughter and her name is Tiuku. 😊 As you know, it means a kind of bell, small one.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡🇫🇮

  • @tuijawilkening
    @tuijawilkening Před rokem +2

    My full name is Tuija Marja Annelli Parviainen. I was born in Finland but I live in Wahington State in the US. I would love to know the meaning of my names. I believe Marja means berry.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you so much for sharing this! It means a lot to me! 🧡🙏

    • @jnord8299
      @jnord8299 Před rokem +2

      Tuija means a type of cedar tree (Thuja Occidentalis); Marja is, as you know, a berry; Anneli is a nickname for Anna or Anne, comes from hebrew Hannah meaning mercy.
      Parviainen is the karelian version of a russian first name Parfenij.

  • @philippetays4263
    @philippetays4263 Před rokem

    researching history i found many families carried on the first name eg Solomninpioka or maybe Lempintytar. Meaning Solomon's boy or Lempi's daughter. But that was back in the 1800s

  • @liisaking1247
    @liisaking1247 Před rokem

    My grandmother's first name wasn't from nature but Jarvi (lake) certainly is!

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡🇫🇮

  • @Silveirias
    @Silveirias Před rokem +1

    I can tell you a little more about the tradition of not revealing your child's name until baptism. It's roots are pre-Christian, though, and originally you weren't supposed to reveal the name until the child had its first tooth appear. This was a sign that the child's luonto had arrived.
    What is luonto? Luonto in modern Finnish mean nature. In the context of a person, luonto or luonne means the nature or character of the person.
    In Finnish folklore, it was believed that you have three souls: luonto, henki, and itse. You are born with henki and acquire and grow itse and luonto. A baby is very vulnerable to malicious spirits and magic before they have their itse and luonto, so if someone knew their name before they had their itse and luonto, the baby could be easily harmed with magic. Names have power.
    Henki means spirit or life. This is your life force. You can live without luonto and itse, but not without henki. Once your spirit leaves your body, you die. Even in modern Finnish we say "henki lähti" (the spirit left) to imply someone died.
    Itse means self. You acquire it shortly after birth from your ancestors. Itse can leave your body (as etiäinen it can appear somewhere shortly before you arrive) and having lost your itse could be used to explain things like depression.
    Luonto takes a bit longer to acquire and comes from your ancestors or spirits such as a soul animals (kinda like totem animals). A weak luonto could make one prone to things like gambling and drinking, but both itse and luonto are something you can strengthen yourself by hard work. Luonto can also leave your body briefly but losing it completely would lead to diseases and mental problems just as loss of itse would.
    So, to protect your baby, you would not reveal their name to anyone outside the family until you were sure the baby had acquired its luonto. This morphed into protecting your baby until baptism. Of course, you might also want to understand the baby's itse and luonto a little before naming them so you would give them a suitable name.
    So, even today, many Finns will use a nickname instead of the baby's actual name until baptism or a name giving ceremony out of a tradition without knowing the origin of the custom.

  • @merc340sr
    @merc340sr Před rokem

    One more thing: There is a hockey player in Montreal, Canada who is from Finland. His name is Joel Armia. Neither the first name nor the last name sounds Finnish. I wonder where the name is from?

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Hey! The background of the name Joel is biblical. Thank you so much for your comments! :)

  • @otsoschmidt
    @otsoschmidt Před 10 měsíci

    Otso on paras nimi! 💪 🐻 🥇

  • @juancolladocanas4989
    @juancolladocanas4989 Před rokem +1

    Please, Varpu (by the way, Varpu is a very beautiful name), could you tell me the reason why there are double vowels in these two names that you mention: AAMU and AARNE?

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Because they have double vowels, otherwise they would not mean the words they mean.

    • @juancolladocanas4989
      @juancolladocanas4989 Před rokem

      @@HerFinland But, is it a way to show that they are personal names... or those two vowels have pronounciation implications?

    • @AnoAssassin
      @AnoAssassin Před rokem +7

      @@juancolladocanas4989
      There are pronunciation implications yes, "amu" sounds different to "aamu", additionally in Finnish the length of certain parts of a word can change its meaning
      For comparison, in English you can pronounce the word "fire" in many ways, "fire, fiiire, fffire, firrrre, fireeeee", and so on, it still means the same thing and people will generally understand what specific word you're saying even if it can sound a bit strange
      In Finnish the word for fire "tuli" however WILL change meaning if you lengthen certain parts. "Tuuli" means wind, "tulli" means tariff, "tullii" is a spoken Finnish partitive of tariff, "tulii" is a spoken Finnish plural of fire... and each of these is pronounced slightly differently than "tuli" in accordance with the respective extra letter(s)

    • @juancolladocanas4989
      @juancolladocanas4989 Před rokem +1

      @@AnoAssassin Thank you very much.

  • @embroideredragdoll
    @embroideredragdoll Před rokem

    I I personally like the name Bengta but I’m not to sure if the name is Finnish. It has a name day (21st March).
    I think Bengta is a gorgeous name.

    • @katariinag8463
      @katariinag8463 Před rokem +1

      Sounds more like swedish 😊

    • @mantailuaa
      @mantailuaa Před rokem +1

      It is swedish name, Finland is bilingual country so it has namedays for swedish names too. The 21st of March is the finnish nameday for Pentti (boys name).

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡🇫🇮

  • @tiinaikonen7754
    @tiinaikonen7754 Před rokem +2

    My daughters middle name is Meri-Tuuli, Meri means ocean and Tuuli means wind ❤️

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for your comment! 🧡🇫🇮

  • @lala6177
    @lala6177 Před rokem +1

    I would love to know if Alvi is actually a Finnish boy name. I'm looking for Finnish boy names for my baby who will be born in 3 months. My great grandmother is Finnish and I would like to honor her heritage. I saw Alvi on a list but I wanted to be sure it was actually Finnish. Thank you!

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +2

      Awww huge congrats! Yes, Alvi is a Finnish boy name! Alvi's name day is first of March alongside with Alpi and Alpo.

    • @lala6177
      @lala6177 Před rokem

      @@HerFinland Thank you so much!! Do you know the meaning of the name? I've read a few different things. I love your channel by the way. I hope to visit Finland some day to see my Great grandmother's homeland. I believe she was from Turku. 😊❤️

    • @marsi365
      @marsi365 Před rokem +2

      @@lala6177 I don't know if this helps anymore but it means light/bright! It originates from roman name Albinus but Alvi is very much a Finnish name

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem

      In colloquial Finnish alvi refers to ALV (arvonlisävero), i.e. VAT. 😅

    • @vivianblack2951
      @vivianblack2951 Před 10 měsíci

      Alvi in Icelandic means "God's Creation". I named my skunk Alvi, because even if you stink, God still loves you. My Finnish mother's name was Elvi.

  • @ilonalouzenska9362
    @ilonalouzenska9362 Před rokem +2

    Otava= the name of the river in Czech Republic. 😉🤩

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you so much for your comment!🧡🙏

    • @saturahman7510
      @saturahman7510 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Otava is a village in eastern-Finand.

  • @TentoesMe
    @TentoesMe Před rokem

    He he.. When I first encountered Kirikou, I wondered what kind of Finnish name that was. Turns out it is a character in African stories because he was born in Tanzania!

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting! 🤩🧡🇫🇮

  • @olaflangness2907
    @olaflangness2907 Před rokem

    I was asked by my in-laws what I thought would be a good name for our baby girl. I thought back on a name I read in a Japanese novel that was a combination one might say of my first name Olaf and my wife’s first name Tamae ( jeweled branch), and utter the name Otama, which got the whole room laughing. My wife had to explain to me that was a name given to pet cats. Are there some names in Finnish that are common for your pets but not for your human babies?

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc Před 2 lety

    like you very much

  • @martinagajdosova5847
    @martinagajdosova5847 Před 2 lety +2

    I like the idea that you wait with the baby´s name. Sadly in Slovakia it is not possible, you have to give the name immediately after the baby is born, hence- have the name prepared for a girl and for a boy although you are 100% positive you are going to have a girl, you still need to have a baby boy name ready, "just in case" :/

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 2 lety +1

      This is so interesting! This also made me think if we had to write some emergency name for some hospital papers or not... But I really can't remember :D If we did, this name was never put to anywhere else except that piece of paper.

  • @phyllisprice2640
    @phyllisprice2640 Před rokem +1

    Hello😁 What can you tell me about the boy's name Janne??? Thank you.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Hei Phyllis! Great to meet you here! What do you need to know about this name?

    • @phyllisprice2640
      @phyllisprice2640 Před rokem

      @@HerFinland Hello!! Thanks for answering so soon😁 I am just curious if there is anything special about the name or if it is just a common Finnish name🤔 I am good friends with a fellow in Finland by this name. His mom's name in Anne. Could it be he was kind of named after her?? Thank you so much. By the way I love you and I watch you all the time and of course I am subscribed😄 And I LOVE FINLAND💕

    • @AnoAssassin
      @AnoAssassin Před rokem +2

      @@phyllisprice2640
      Janne is a common name for boys, it doesn't really have a meaning in Finnish, as it comes from the neighboring Germanic languages, and has its origin in Hebrew.
      His naming may very well have been inspired by his mother's name though yeah :P

    • @phyllisprice2640
      @phyllisprice2640 Před rokem +1

      @@AnoAssassin Thank you😀😀

  • @stasa-X
    @stasa-X Před rokem +1

    I know some Finnish names from my favourite Finnish bands like Jukka,Saami, Tuomas, Tarja,Noora,Esa,Santeri,Pekka,Niclas,Pasi,Nitte,Juuso and Kai.
    Great 👍 some names that already knew now i know the meanings.
    Thanks!!!!

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡🇫🇮

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem

      Sami, not Saami. Saami in Finnish refers to the Sámi languages. These names apart from Pekka (even this can be understood to come from Petrus) are actually all originally not Finnish origin. :D Well, Nitte I have never heard of.

    • @stasa-X
      @stasa-X Před rokem

      Nitte Valo, the first singer of Battle beast!!!!

    • @saturahman7510
      @saturahman7510 Před 6 měsíci

      Satu, Anna-Leena, Kaarina , Kalevi, Salme, Tomi, Vilho, Mikko, Hannele, Kari, Reijo, Tapani and Liisa, etc. ,

  • @jackienorton8274
    @jackienorton8274 Před 11 měsíci

    My great grandmother was born in Helsinki. Her name was Signe. Is there a meaning for her name? Also how do I request her birth certificate as I live in America.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 10 měsíci

      Hei Jackie! Signe is ancient scandinavian name coming from Swedish words Sig (win) and ny (new). I doubt there were any birth certificates at her time, but it might be possible to see the church books where they have written down her name and birthday in Finland.

  • @alquezada5910
    @alquezada5910 Před rokem +1

    I like Timo.

  • @kc4cvh
    @kc4cvh Před rokem

    My father's name was Osmo, but it appears that his name is not from folklore nor inspired by nature. Curiously, his parents were named Emil and Alma, neither of these names are Finnish though both had Finnish surnames (Mäki and Hämäläinen).

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting! 🧡

    • @ihanba
      @ihanba Před rokem +1

      Osmo (and osma) can mean wolverine in some Finnish dialects, at least traditionally. Apparently in Kalevala it just meant a young man, which I just learnt.

    • @kc4cvh
      @kc4cvh Před rokem

      @@ihanba Kiitos!

  • @cabyvanbaarle6361
    @cabyvanbaarle6361 Před 2 lety +1

    I love the finnish name "Malti".

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 2 lety +1

      Wow, that's a new one for me!

    • @bbasi.mazhar
      @bbasi.mazhar Před rokem

      @@HerFinland mazhar abbasi

    • @mantailuaa
      @mantailuaa Před rokem

      There is no name Malti in Finland, you must mean Maltti, it has unofficial nameday on 24th of February (boys name) and it is not officially aproved name yet.

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem

      Maltti means patience. Sounds like boy's name to me. :)

  • @merc340sr
    @merc340sr Před rokem +1

    I will say, some names are very unique: Saku, Satu, Kaapo, Kari, Kalevi, Kylikki, Pirkko, Ilkka, Jukka, Jaarkko,...sounds like a remote, exotic tribe from Siberia or Afrika!!! Without disrespect, I still believe Finns have distant links with peoples of Siberia/Asia. (Nothing wrong with being Asian. Finns are among the top students along with Koreans, Japanese, Singaporeans, Chinese in the Programme for International Student Assessment. PISA.). The names bear no resemblance to common European names like : Hans, Otto, Kristian, Maria, Katerina, Peter, Alexander, etc...

    • @muipall6622
      @muipall6622 Před rokem

      you are closing in on truth :) on good path

    • @mantailuaa
      @mantailuaa Před rokem +2

      My sons name is Saku, it comes from biblical background Zakarias, Sakari. Be careful when writing double letters, some names are not correct, *Kyllikki (girl), *Jarkko (boy).

    • @merc340sr
      @merc340sr Před rokem

      @@mantailuaa Thank you.

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem

      Finns are Uralic people, so you're not too far off. There are still many grouos of Uralic people in Russia such as the Mari, Udmurt, and Nenets people.
      Many Finns and Native Americans actually can share common ancestry from Siberia. So sometimes Finns taking a DNA test may get a 0. something Native American DNA. It doesn't mean they actually have Native American ancestry, but that they and Native Americans share common ancestors from way back in history before people migrated from Siberia.

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem +1

      Out of the names you listed, only some are "actually" Finnish. Others are Finnish versions of names from other languages. But Satu (story, fairytale), Kalevi, Kyllikki (little plentiful/full), and Ilkka (from ilakka, joyful) are Finnish names.
      Saku (Zacharias), Kaapo (Gabriel), Kari (Makarios), Pirkko (Birgitta), Jarkko (Jeremia).
      Jukka is debatable. It may come from Johan, but it could also come from a Finnic word meaning Taxus baccata tree.
      Kari by coincidence has a meaning in Finnish: a rock or a shallow place etc. below the water you can hit your boat with.

  • @user-nu6kr1rk6x
    @user-nu6kr1rk6x Před 3 měsíci

    Please how difficult is it for foreign trained doctors to work in finland?

  • @roytikkanen1065
    @roytikkanen1065 Před 2 měsíci

    And i got roy

  • @lowercherty
    @lowercherty Před 2 měsíci

    I thought karhu was bear in Finnish?

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc Před 2 lety

    mutta kiinalaisena lesbona tunnen usein olevaani kärsinyt i adore Suomi so much I feel Very right

  • @elinevdb6693
    @elinevdb6693 Před rokem +1

    What about the girlsname 'Aune'?

  • @evaconde7220
    @evaconde7220 Před rokem +1

    Mika, Timo, Kimo and Paavo

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Thank you for commenting!

    • @evaconde7220
      @evaconde7220 Před 11 měsíci

      Normi, Nori and Melet also are beautiful names

  • @Aidan_Au
    @Aidan_Au Před 2 lety +2

    Varpu + Flowers = Best match

  • @ConnieWoodworth
    @ConnieWoodworth Před rokem

    Ruska❤

  • @nikolajumper558
    @nikolajumper558 Před 2 měsíci

    Eveliina 😘🇷🇸

  • @reappear89
    @reappear89 Před 8 měsíci

    sorry but I´m pretty sure that nearly all those names sounds kind a either freaky or granny-like for many finns´ears. I qualify myself only Hilla and Pihla.

  • @cing9545
    @cing9545 Před rokem

    My translated name is Nauha. No idea if it exists.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem +1

      Thank you! It is a cute name!! 😍

    • @cing9545
      @cing9545 Před rokem

      @@HerFinland Is it? 🥰 Thank you 😍

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem +1

      Nauha means a string or a ribbon in Finnish, but it's not a name I've ever heard. Reminds me of Paula which in Finnish also means a ribbon and is a name. As a name Paula is usually understood to come from Latin. There's a famous folk song in which they sing "on neidolla punapaula" (the maiden/young lady has a red ribbon). Paula can also refer to a snare, so in Finnish we also say "olla pauloissaan" (literally "be ensnared by") when you're head over heels in love with someone for example and can't recognise the red flags.

    • @cing9545
      @cing9545 Před rokem

      ​@@Silveirias Paula means ribbon in Finnish? That's very interesting, in Spanish the origin is Latin, meaning "little one", and Pablo is the male version of it. Recently mums are using the Italian version of the word, Paola.

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem +1

      @@cing9545 It does indeed, depending on the context. But like I said, as a name it's of Latin origin like Pablo and Paolo. :) The Finnish male version of the name is Pauli.

  • @garyfrancis6193
    @garyfrancis6193 Před rokem +1

    I can tell you a correct pronunciation rule that nobody knows because I invented it. I have taught English for 32 years half of that as a university lecturer. Right now I am communicating with Cambridge University Press in England about publishing a pronunciation book I wrote in 2016. I will not tell you the phonological theory ,only the rules that come from that. Let me know if you want to know the unique rule. You cannot find it online because no one knows it. I will help you for free. Do not worry about it. I am just finishing maybe Mt 12th book on English. Some books are on grammar, some are on pronunciation . I am just finishing a book on confusing vocabulary defining wirds tgat seem to have the same meaning like stairs/ steps, fluid/ liquid, stone/ rock, dream/ fantas, amazed/ astonished. There are bout 300 pairs of such words and currently the files is 14,500 words. I am not finished. My definitions are more precise than you can find online including Cambridge, Oxford and Merriam-Webster. These rules I can give you are unique and 90 to 100% accurate for the whole English language. You don’t need to know why they work. It’s late and I am going to bed. Turned off the floor heating and temperature will go down to -9C tonight. Good night.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you so much for your comment!🧡🙏

  • @kathyzazulak4478
    @kathyzazulak4478 Před rokem +1

    I'm a Canadian fin and I hate crowd's 🙃 don't matter where

  • @Nina-ry6rc
    @Nina-ry6rc Před 2 lety

    i prefer Tuuli in chinese it's 风 fēng

  • @karhukivi
    @karhukivi Před rokem

    You didn't include "Virpi" which sounds very feminine to me!! Perhaps a variation of Varpu?

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Virpi is not considered unique in Finland. It is very common name.

    • @mirvawuolle9824
      @mirvawuolle9824 Před rokem +1

      You are right: Virpi means almost the same as Varpu!

    • @karhukivi
      @karhukivi Před rokem

      @@mirvawuolle9824 Thanks!

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem +1

      Virpi means "sapling". ^^ Another name from the same origin is Virve.
      Virva sounds similar but means will o' the wisp.

    • @karhukivi
      @karhukivi Před rokem +1

      @@Silveirias Thank you!

  • @user-bj4si2de6l
    @user-bj4si2de6l Před 7 měsíci +1

    Tuuli people probably fart a lot 🤭

    • @saturahman7510
      @saturahman7510 Před 6 měsíci

      My name is Satu, but I am honest . Satu means a story or a fairytale ! Anyway, it is an old finnish name.

  • @skrayraja
    @skrayraja Před rokem

    Ruska sounds a bit like Russian

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Thank you for commenting!

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias Před rokem +2

      Ruska has the same origin as ruskea (brown). Similarities to the word Russian are coincidental.

  • @saturahman7510
    @saturahman7510 Před 6 měsíci

    Köllikkä is a good name for a cat.

  • @PaulVinonaama
    @PaulVinonaama Před rokem

    Varpu = twig.

    • @HerFinland
      @HerFinland  Před rokem

      Yes! Thank you for commenting! 🤩🧡🇫🇮

  • @saturahman7510
    @saturahman7510 Před 6 měsíci

    Those are not normal finnish names.

  • @saturahman7510
    @saturahman7510 Před 6 měsíci

    I am ashamed, becauce those are not normal finnish names.

  • @ruthnoronha8206
    @ruthnoronha8206 Před rokem

    Some names were at least easier to say. I think actually I know Finland is not on my bucket list Ha! Ha!

  • @thorshammer56
    @thorshammer56 Před rokem +1

    I cannot Find My Finnish Last Name in any Searches > Mannikko. / some pass down rumors Our Last name was Harkkonen & changed to Mannikko when Immigrating to the USA. Grandfather > Mattias Urho Mannikko. Can Someone Help Me on the name meaning . derived from What. ? from Roveniemi