Still undecided on the baby name? Confused whether you should pick a traditional Finnish name or trendy one? MomJunction can help you decide.
Finland, the 8th largest country, yet the least populated country in the world, boasts of some of the most gorgeous baby names. Although most of the common and popular Finnish baby names are Scandinavian, they sound a lot quirkier than Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish names.
In Finland, a baby can be given up to three baby names, by the time he is two months old. Besides, there are some other rules and regulations levied by the government. These rules include that parents cannot pick a name that’s inappropriate or can cause disadvantage to the child in future. The government also restricts the use of surnames to not more than one, though hyphenated surnames could be used after marriage. Also, interchangeable or unisex names are not allowed in Finland. Neither are names that are different in spelling and hurt the Finnish naming practices, allowed except under unavoidable circumstances. Children are expected to take the last name of one of the parents, but they can assume a different surname, by filing a name change application.
From the homeland of Santa Claus and Nokia, we bring you a list of Finnish baby names with meanings.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Aada | aada has a meaning of noble or a noble one, In Germany word aada means adornment or a first born | Girl | |||
Aino | Finnish - The only one; Unique | Girl | |||
Anna | Name of a King; Food; Grain; Earth and Water; God | Boy | |||
Eevi | Finnish form of Edwin; rich friend | Boy | |||
Elias | One who believes Yahweh is the Lord | Boy | |||
Emma | the meaning of this name is universal whole. | Girl | |||
Ilmari | From Ilmarinen, the eternal hammerer, a god in Finnish mythology | Boy | |||
Johannes | Hebrew - Yahweh is gracious, Yahweh is merciful; A variant of name John | Boy | |||
Leo | Latin word meaning lion | Boy | |||
Maria | Variation of Mary or Miriam which means Bitter or Wished-for child | Girl | |||
Onni | Windfall, godsend, cheerfulness, pleasure | Boy | |||
Sofia | Means wisdom in Greek. A wise woman | Girl | |||
Vaino | Persecution | Boy | |||
Aapo | Finnish form of ABRAHAM or being father of multitude | Boy | |||
Aari | Mountain of Strength | Boy | |||
Aimo | Finnish - Generous Amount; Fair-sized; Proper; Good; | Boy | |||
Akki | Finished pet form; name for the happy irrigator | Boy | |||
Aksu | Defender of Man; A variant of name Alexander and Akse | Boy | |||
Analie | Variation of Annalie which means The lord has favored me | Girl | |||
Anselmi | German - Protected by God; A variant of name Ansel | Boy | |||
Antero | Old Greek - Male; Manly; Brave; Virility; A variant of name Andrew | Boy | |||
Antti | Old Greek - Male; Manly; Brave; Virility; A variant of name Andrew and Andreas | Boy | |||
Armas | Finnish - Dear; Beloved | Boy | |||
Arto | Celtic - Stone, Bear; Germanic - Thor, The Eagle; A variant of name Arthur | Boy | |||
Artturi | Celtic - Stone, Bear; Germanic - Thor, The Eagle; A variant of name Arthur | Boy | |||
Arvo | Finnish - Value; Worth | Boy | |||
Assi | A beautiful and fair god or goddess | Boy | |||
Atto | Goddess of Irrationality | Boy | |||
Auli | Joy; Happiness; Short form of Aulikki | Boy | |||
Calle | A man who is free | Boy | |||
Caspian | One from the Caspian Sea | Boy | |||
Dagmar | A mother | Girl | |||
Eelin | They are the warrior of intelligence | Girl | |||
Eelis | A saying which means My god is Yahweh | Boy | |||
Eemil | They are one who are like the Elves | Boy | |||
Eero | One who is an eternal ruler | Boy | |||
Eki | They are the one who change time | Boy | |||
Ekke | A peaceful ruler of the island | Boy | |||
Eljas | Where Yahweh is the God | Boy | |||
Emese | this name means mother. | Girl | |||
Enni | this is a Finnish feminised form of the word Enna meaning edge of a sword. | Girl | |||
Enny | feminised Finnish word for edge of a sword. | Girl | |||
Ensio | it means first. | Boy | |||
Eppo | a Finnish word for a character of a Shakespearean play Comedy of Errors. | Boy | |||
Erkki | Finnish word meaning ruler of all. | Boy | |||
Erno | a Finnish word meaning serious and determined. | Boy | |||
Erva | a Finnish word meaning the hay grown after harvesting. | Girl | |||
Esa | someone for whom god is the ultimate salvation. | Boy | |||
Esteri | a Finnish word which means star. | Girl | |||
Hansi | God is Cordial | Boy | |||