| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Finnish |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Finland, Estonia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Katariina, Katherine, Kajsa, Kaarina |
Kaisa is a Finnish and Estonian feminine given name, a diminutive of Katherine and its variants, and may refer to:
Saarinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sanna or Sanne is a female name. It is a Scandinavian short form of Susanna that in turn is a Greek version of a Hebrew name meaning "lily". It may also be a Sardinian surname; see Sanna (disambiguation).
Tanja is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
Kaisa Varis is a Finnish retired cross-country skier and biathlete. Her career has been marred by doping convictions: as a cross-country skier, she was involved but not suspended in a doping scandal and in 2003 she was suspended two years for doping use. After her suspension, she returned as a biathlete in 2007, but in 2008 she received a lifetime ban from all International Biathlon Union (IBU) competitions after another positive doping test. However, her lifetime ban was overturned in March 2009 because the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the IBU failed to adhere to correct testing procedures; she remains eligible to compete in biathlon.
Ivar is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements common to Germanic names became homophonous. The first element Ívarr may contain yr "yew" and -arr, but it may have become partly conflated with Ingvar, and possibly Joar. The second element -arr may alternatively also be from geir "spear" or it may be var "protector". The name was adopted into English as Ivor, into Gaelic as Ìomhar, into Estonian as Aivar or Aivo and into Latvian as Ivars.
Krista is a female given name, a mostly North European variant of the male name Christian. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it Christa. It means "Follower of Christ".
Magnar is a somewhat common forename for men in Norway. The name is known in Norway from the late 19th century. The name may be derived from the Norse word magn meaning "Strength" or possibly from the Latin name Magnus.
Aino is a female given name used in Finland, Estonia, and Japan.
Harri is a given name, and may refer to:
Väinö is a masculine given name, likely a short form of Väinämöinen from Finnish myth. The name is commonly found in Finland and Estonia.
Virolainen is a Finnish surname meaning "an Estonian". Notable people with the surname include:
Urmas is an Estonian masculine given name. Notable people named Urmas include:
Priit is an Estonian masculine given name, cognate to English Fred or Frederick and to German Friedrich.
Paavo is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name, cognate to "Paul". The Finnish patronymic surname Paavolainen is derived from it.
Kalev is an Estonian masculine given name, derived from national folk hero Kalev. Related Finnish names are Kaleva and Kalevi.
Varis is both a surname and a given name. In Finnish the word literally means "hooded crow". Notable people with the name include:
Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch and German societies. It may be used as an abbreviation of Timothy.
Antila is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kalevi is a Finnish and Estonian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Martti is a Finnish and Estonian masculine given name. The name is the Finnish equivalent of the Latin name Martinus and originally refers to Mars, the god of war. It is a cognate of the name Martin. As of 1 January 2023, 531 men in Estonia have the first name Martti, making it the 275th most popular male name in the country.