Finnish names - fashionable and time-tested
Finnish names - fashionable and time-tested
Finnish names by structure are very similar toEuropean. They also consist of name and surname. Also officially the surname follows after the name. In Finland, equally used are names of foreign origin and originally Finnish. The latter still have not lost their original meaning and are very much appreciated by the population.
Origin of Finnish names
According to Finnish law, personalThe name of a citizen of the country must consist of a personal name and surname. It is possible to assign no more than three names for the child's baptism or during birth registration. Although most often assign one or two. A prerequisite - names should be well combined with the name and be euphonious. It is allowed to register a child with a reduced version of the full name. The Finnish names, which were adopted in the Lutheran Finnish calendar, have different origins. There are many in this list of ancient pagan names. It is possible to trace the connection of such names with the words that are the basis for them. For example: "Aynikki" means "single", "Armas" - "beloved", "Ilma" - "air", "Kauko" - "far", "Lempi" - "love", "Raukha" - "peace" , "Sulo" - "charm", "Taisto" - "struggle", "Tarmo" - "energy", etc. There are names that were borrowed from the Germanic and some other northern peoples. These names have undergone significant changes in the process of joining a number of Finnish names. And over time, they began to be perceived by native speakers as originally Finnish. Although, unlike the first, they are not associated with any word or meaning. According to Finnish ancient customs and rules, the firstborn receives the name of the grandfather or grandmother along the line of the father, and the next child after him is grandparents along the mother's line. Further children are usually named after close relatives, in honor of parents and godparents. Features of Finnish names
Among the most common male Finnish namescan be called: Matti, Pentti, Timo, Kari, Heikki, Anti. Among the female names, Marya, Aino, Anna, Tuula, Ritva, Pirkko, Lena, and others are most popular. The interesting feature of the Finnish names is that they do not bow, always have an accent on the first syllable, and always put before the surname. Also, Finnish names have a number of mandatory requirements. Native brothers and sisters should not have the same first name. You can not call a child names that have an offensive or degrading meaning. It is undesirable to use the surname as the first name. Despite the abundance of diverse modern and borrowed names, now in Finland there is the following trend: parents are trying to name the child originally Finnish name. Such a love for the past can not but rejoice.
