Finnish Baby Names for Boys

Quirky form of Ishmael found in Nordic countries.

A multicultural nickname for Samuel. The Spanish and Finnish variation is pronounced SAH-moo, while the Hungarian version is SHAW-moo.

Ensio derives from the Finnish word ensimmäinen, meaning "first one."

Distinctive-sounding Scandinavian name. with deep roots. Short form is the attractive Jari.

A nickname for Jaakko, the Finnish form of Jacob.

Aatos is currently popular among baby boys in Finland.

Tarvo has two potential origin stories. The first is that it derives from the Old Finnish word tarvas, meaning "wild aurochs," a wild species of cattle that is now extinct. The second possible derivation is from the Estonian tarv, meaning "energy."

A nickname for Isak, the Nordic variation of Isaac.

Aapo has been a common Finnish name for decades and is now declining in popularity.

Aimo was most common in Finland and Scandinavian during the first half of the 20th century.

This airy Finnish and Swedish name may derive either from Greek "aura" (breath; breeze), or from Old Norse "aurr" (earth; clay).

A common nickname for Antero, the Finnish variation of Andrew.

Teemu ultimately derives from the Greek name Nicodemus via the Icelandic Demus and Finnish Tiemus.

In Finnish mythology, Ukko is the primary deity — the god of thunder and the sky.

Along with Mika, a nickname for Mikael.

Rarely heard in the US, but borne by Jorma Taccone an actor featured on the TV series Girls., who was named after the Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen. Taccone--who plays Booth Jonathan on the show-- has been quoted as saying, "I grew up in Berkeley and my parents were hippies, obviously, since my name is Jorma.

A common animal name in Finland, it could work as an alternative to Otto or Otis.

Makes Severin and Severus a little less, well, severe.