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The first given name of Finnish origin, Aino, was accepted in the almanac in 1890, followed by numerous others in 1908. 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.
The Finnish word runo, meaning 'poem', is an early borrowing from Proto-Germanic, [12] and the source of the term for rune, riimukirjain, meaning 'scratched letter'. [13] The root may also be found in the Baltic languages , where Lithuanian runoti means both 'to cut (with a knife)' and 'to speak'.
Finnish is written with the Latin alphabet including the distinct characters ä and ö , and also several characters ( b, c, f, q, w, x, z, å, š and ΕΎ ) reserved for words of non-Finnish origin. The Finnish orthography follows the phonemic principle: each phoneme (meaningful sound) of the language corresponds to exactly one grapheme ...
The following table describes how each letter in the Finnish alphabet (Finnish: suomen aakkoset) is spelled and pronounced separately.If the name of a consonant begins with a vowel (usually ä [æ]), it can be pronounced and spelled either as a monosyllabic or bisyllabic word. [1]
The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC. [2] [3] It was derived from the earlier Phoenician alphabet, [4] and is the earliest known alphabetic script to have developed distinct letters for vowels as well as consonants. [5]
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]
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 .
This convention applies to names originating in the modern Finnish language; not to Scandinavian names.If a historical Finnish name is usually "translated" into English, then the translated form will be used; it will be noted that this is very rare and will generally only apply to historical noblemen, churchmen and similar figures, never to modern Finnish proper names.