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Pages in category "Finnish masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 233 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
About 30% of Finns born in 1910–1939 received a name with Finnish etymology. [23] By the 1930s, the use of Finnish names and name variants was stabilized, and most of the popular names were noted in the almanac. Since then, the almanac has been gradually changed to include new, popular names. [19]
Pages in category "Finnish feminine given names" The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Finnish feminine given names (166 P) M. Finnish masculine given names (233 P) Pages in category "Finnish given names" The following 2 pages are in this category, out ...
A peasant girl and a woman in traditional dress from Ruokolahti, Eastern Finland, as depicted by Severin Falkman in 1882. Christianity spread to Finland from the Medieval times onward and original native traditions of Finnish paganism have become extinct.
It is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name literally meaning pearl or bead. The name is derived from the Proto-Baltic-Finnic *helmes, or 'amber'. [1] In Finland, Helmi is also used as a short form of the name Vilhelmiina or Vilhelmina. [2] Helmi was among the most popular names for baby girls born in Finland in the early 21st century. [3]
Jani is a male given name, particularly common in Finland and Hungary. It is derived from the Hebrew Yohanan and is hence a cognate of the English John. [1] People with given name include: Jani Allan, South African columnist and broadcaster; Jani Beg, Khan of the Golden Horde; Jani Christou, Greek composer; Jani Hurme, Finnish ice hockey goaltender
The 1906-1907 name change process in Finland was an example for Estonianizing family names in Estonia. Although the law enabled that since 1919, the mass changes took place at the same time than the second wave in Finland, in 1935-1940, and a similar law to facilitate changing one's family name was passed just two weeks earlier than in Finland.