Finnish Girl Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristiina | Follower of Christ; Christian | Estonian, Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Kukka | Flower, blossom | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Kylli | Diminutive of Kyllikki; from Finnish 'kyllä' meaning 'enough' or 'indeed' - conveys 'satisfied' or 'plentiful'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Kyllikki | Traditional Finnish feminine name of uncertain etymology, associated with Finnish folklore (appears in Kalevala); often treated as a diminutive form. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Lahja | Gift | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Lempi | Love; beloved | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Leppa | Alder (the alder tree) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Liisa | God is my oath / pledged to God | Estonian, Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Liljaana | Lily; derived from the word for the flower | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Lissu | Pet form of Liisa/Lisa - related to Elisabeth meaning 'God is my oath' or 'consecrated to God' | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Maarit | Pearl | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Maaru | Derived from Maria/Margaret, meaning 'pearl'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Maijaliisa | Compound of Maija ('Mary' - often rendered 'beloved' or 'bitter') and Liisa ('Elizabeth' - 'God is my oath'); roughly 'Mary‑Elizabeth'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Maiju | Finnish diminutive of Maria (from Hebrew Miryam), associated with Mary; often interpreted broadly as 'beloved' or linked to 'sea of bitterness' depending on interpretation of Maria. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Maiju-Elina | Combines Maiju (diminutive of Maria: 'bitter' or 'beloved') and Elina (from Greek Helen: 'bright, shining light') - roughly 'beloved bright one'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Maiju-Liisa | Compound name combining Maiju (diminutive of Maria - 'bitter'/'beloved') and Liisa (Finnish form of Elizabeth - 'God is my oath') | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjaana | Finnish form related to Maria/Marianne - commonly interpreted as 'bitter' or 'beloved' (origins from Hebrew Miriam). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjah | Generally a feminine form related to Marja/Mariah. In Finnish marja means "berry"; in some contexts the form appears as a place-name/Arabic-derived word related to marsh/meadow or as a variant of Mary/Maria. | Arabic, English, Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjatta | Derived from Finnish marja 'berry'; also associated with Maria/Mary and Margaret ('pearl'). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjatta-Liisa | Marjatta: 'pearl' (from Margaret); Liisa: 'God is my oath' (from Elizabeth) - combined sense: 'pearl' / 'pledged to God'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjatte | Little berry (from Marja); also often associated with Margaret/pearl | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Anneli | Compound of Marjo (from Maria/Marja: 'bitter' or 'beloved') and Anneli (diminutive of Anna: 'grace' or 'favor') - roughly 'beloved grace' or 'grace of Mary'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Kaisa | Combines Marjo (from Maria - 'beloved'/'bitter') and Kaisa (from Katherine - 'pure'); roughly 'beloved/pure'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Leena | Combination of Marjo ('Mary'/'berry') and Leena ('Helen'/'light') - roughly 'beloved/berry' + 'bright/torch'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Liisa | Combines Marjo (from Maria, 'beloved' or related to Finnish marja 'berry') and Liisa (from Elisabeth, 'pledged to God'). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Lotta | Combines Maria ('beloved' / traditional 'sea of bitterness') and Charlotte ('free man' / diminutive sense 'little one'); overall connotation 'beloved and free' or 'free beloved'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Riikka | Combines Maria ('beloved' or historically interpreted as 'bitter') and Riikka ('ruler'/'power') - roughly 'beloved ruler'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Riitta | Compound name combining Marjo (Maria - 'beloved'/'wished-for child') and Riitta (Bridget - 'exalted, strong') | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Sisko | Compound of Marjo (from Maria - 'beloved'/'bitter') + Sisko ('sister') - roughly 'beloved sister' or 'Mary-sister'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Tuulia | Compound Finnish name: Marjo (from Marja/Maria - 'berry' or 'beloved/sea of bitterness') + Tuulia (from tuuli - 'wind') - roughly 'beloved wind' or 'wind of the berry'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjukka | Diminutive of Marja/Maria - 'little Mary'; Marja also means 'berry' in Finnish. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjut | Pearl | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marketta | Pearl | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Martta | Lady, mistress | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marttaha | Mistress of the house; lady | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Mateli | Mighty in battle | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Matleena | Woman from Magdala (often rendered as 'of Magdala'; associated with 'tower') | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Meiju | No single established meaning. In Finnish it is a modern feminine name; in Japanese it can be formed with kanji to mean things like "beautiful longevity" or "bright pearl" depending on characters used. | Finnish, Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Meritta | From Finnish 'meri' meaning 'sea' - 'of the sea' or 'little sea' | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Merja | Finnish form related to Maria/Marja; associated with the traditional meanings of Mary (variously interpreted as 'bitter', 'beloved', or linked to 'sea'). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Mielikki | Name of the Finnish forest and hunting goddess; associated with forests, game and the word 'mieli' (mind/pleasure). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Miettah | Probably a diminutive of Maria/Marietta (i.e., 'little Maria'); in Finnish contexts the form can evoke the word for 'thought' (miettiä) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Miina | Diminutive of Vilhelmiina/Wilhelmina - "resolute protector" (will + helmet). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Milja | Gracious, dear, beloved | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Minttu | Mint (the herb); connotations of freshness and coolness | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Mirja | Variant of Maria/Miriam; meaning uncertain - commonly given as “beloved” or “bitter” | Finnish, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Mirjami | Finnish form of Miriam - commonly interpreted as 'beloved' or linked to 'sea of bitterness' (Hebrew origin). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Myllysenta | Associated with a mill; roughly 'of the mill' or a feminine form derived from the word for mill | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Nea | Short form of Linnea - 'twinflower' (a small flowering plant named after the botanist Linnaeus). | Finnish, Scandinavian, Swedish | Girl | — | |
| Neilikka | Carnation (flower) / clove (spice) | Finnish | Girl | — |
Finnish Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Finnish-origin name in our dataset.
267
Names in this origin
8
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
8,327
Peak year 0