Finnish names - fashionable and time-tested

In accordance with the laws of Finland, the personal name of a person consists of a personal name and a family name. Also, it is allowed to assign no more than three names at the time of birth or baptism registration of the child. But basically only one or two are common. According to the Finnish ancient customs, the first-born is named after the grandfather or grandmother from the father's side, the second children are referred to as grandfathers or grandmothers on the maternal line; The following are called as parents and close relatives, godparents. Another feature of Finnish names is that they are in front of the surname, do not bow down and are pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable.

Along with this, there are certain requirements for names:

• It is not recommended to call sisters and brothers the same first names;
• You can not call a child insulting words;
• It is undesirable to use the surname as a personal name;
• Allowed registration of diminutive words instead of complete ones.

In Finland, since the 19th century, all the names have been chosen from the official almanac, which was previously published by the Royal Academy, and is now being published by the University in Helsinki. The tradition of forming a nominal almanac and fixing words in it is still supported. For today in the almanac, issued by the University of Helsinki, recorded about 35 thousand names, used throughout Finland.

All the variety of names of people assigned to him at birth are classified as follows:

• Words that came from the Catholic calendar and the Bible;
• Finnish names derived from the Swedish language;
• Borrowed from the Russian calendar;
• The personal name of a person from Finnish words that were fashionable in the 19th and 20th centuries. Suppose, if we translate from the Finnish language the word ainoa, then it will mean the only word, and if we translate into the Finnish word "gift", then we get lahja;
• Names derived from popular European.

Over time, the Finnish personal name of a person from birth more and more becomes an international, pan-European name. And yet now in Finland there is such a tendency: parents with great desire call the child some native Finnish word. Such a return to the old names and today does not lose its original meaning. We give some examples.

Men's Finnish names:

Ahde - hill;

Kai is the land;

Kari (Kari) - an underwater rock;

Louhi is a rock;

Lumi - snow;

Merituuli (Merituul) - the sea wind;

Niclas is a peaceful ruler;

Oso (Otso) is a bear;

Peka (Pekka) - ruler of fields and crops;

Rasmus - favorite or desired;

Sirkka is a cricket;

Terho - the acorn;

Tuuli (Tuuli) - the wind;

Weights (Vesa) - escape;

Ville (Ville) is the defender.

Finnish women's names:

Aino (Ainno) is the only one;

Ayli is a saint;

Aamu-Usva (Aamu-Usva) - morning mist;

Vanamo (Vanamo) - probably "twice flowering";

Helena (Helena) - a torch, a torch;

Irene (Irene) - bringing rest;

Kia (Kia) - the swallow;

Kukka is a flower;

Kulliki is a woman;

Raya (Raiya) - the headmistress;

Satu (Satu) - a fairy tale;

Saima - from the name of the Finnish lake;

Hilda (Hilda) - fighting.

Unelma is a dream.

Evelina (Evelina) - the life force.

Summarizing, let's say that all Finnish names are a cultural monument. After all, the personal name of a person is not only the official designation of a person, but also a historical beginning that preserves the memory of the past.