Finnish Baby Names for Girls
- Arja
Origin:
Variation of Irja, FinnishMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Not to be confused with the Aria/Arya name family, Arja is a variation of Irja, which ultimately is derived from Irene.
- Vilja
Origin:
Finnish, Swedish, SlavicMeaning:
"grain, will, fairy"Description:
A name made most famous by the operetta The Merry Widow which features "The Vilja's Song". A vila is a woodland spirit or fairy in Slavic mythology. Vilja also means "grain" in Finnish and "will, intent" in Swedish, and is very popular as a girls' name in Scandinavia, ranking in the Top 100 in both Finland and Norway.
- Aamu
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"morning"Description:
This modern Finnish word name is a fashionable choice in its home country, having entered into wide usage only since the turn of the 21st century.
- Milvi
Origin:
Estonian diminutive of Miranda, LatinMeaning:
"marvelous"Description:
The Estonian writer Mats Tõnisson created Milvi as a nickname for Miranda. It's also connected to the Estonian word miilama, meaning "glow" or "burn slowly".
- Sohvi
Origin:
Finnish variation of Sophia, GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"Description:
Sohvi is the Finnish translation of Sophia, although Sofia ranks as the most popular variation in Finland.
- Kerttu
Origin:
Finnish variation of GertrudeMeaning:
"strength of a spear"Description:
Variation of Gertrude.
- Nea
- Taika
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"magic"Description:
A rare Finnish name with ties to sorcery and witchcraft.
- Sini
Origin:
Finnish or SanskritMeaning:
"blue; white, fair"Description:
A color name in two languages. As a Finnish word name, Sini is a fancy way to say "blue". In India, it means "white" or "fair".
- Minttu
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"mint"Description:
The Finnish word for "mint" is a popular name in Finland, comparable to the Danish Mynte.
- Katri
Origin:
Finnish variation of KatherineMeaning:
"pure"Description:
A diminutive form of the Finnish Katariina, used by Tove Jannson in her book The True Deciever.
- Nelma
Origin:
Finnish and Swedish diminutive of names ending in -nelmaDescription:
Nelma originated as a Nordic nickname for names such as Anelma and Sanelma.
- Maija
Origin:
Finnish and Latvian variation of MariaDescription:
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 outside Finland and Latvia.
- Peppi
Origin:
Finnish variation of Pippi and Pepa, Swedish, SpanishMeaning:
"lover of horses; Jehovah increases"Description:
Peppi ranked in the Finnish Top 50 from 2007-2012, where it was used for hundreds of baby girls each year. In Finland, Peppi is used as the translation for Pippi in the Pippi Longstocking books.
- Minea
Origin:
Finnish feminization of Minos, GreekMeaning:
"king"Description:
The Finnish writer Mika Waltari invented the name Minea from the Greek Minos for a character in his 1945 novel The Egyptian. It's become a popular Finnish name in the 21st century.
- Enni
- Essi
Origin:
Finnish diminutive of Esteri, ElisabetMeaning:
"star; pledged to God"Description:
A Finnish nickname for names such as Esteri, Elisabet, or any name starting with Es-.
- Joa
Origin:
Finnish, Danish, Swedish variation of JoMeaning:
"Jehovah increases"Description:
A unisex Scandinavian name. Joa is more common for boys in Finland but equally split between sexes in Sweden and Denmark.
- Airi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"lover of jasmine; lover of pears"
- Kaija