| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Estonian, Finnish |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Estonia, Finland |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Lisa |
| Related names | Lisa, Liisa, Liis |
Liisi is a Finnish and Estonian female given name. Its nameday is on 19 November. It originated as a variation of the name Lisa.
Some notable people who have this name include:
Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a Laine type Finnish surname. In Finland it is the seventh most common surname. In Estonian, it is also a female given name.
Rist is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heikki (Finnish), Henryk (Polish), Hendrik, Heinrich (German), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish) and Henrique (Portuguese). It means 'Ruler of the home' or 'Lord of the house'.
Tiina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name.
Heikki is a Finnish and Estonian male given name. It derives from a medieval vernacular form of the name Henrik. Notable people with the name include:
Taavi is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name, a version of David.
Seppä is a Finnish surname meaning "smith". Notable people with the surname include:
Sepp is a surname. When borne by Estonian-descended people, it is usually derived from sepp meaning "smith".
Purge is a 2012 Finnish drama film directed by Antti Jokinen, based on the novel of the same name by Sofi Oksanen. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make it to the final shortlist. At the 2013 Jussi Award, the film received eight nominations, including Best Film, Best Direction and Best Costume Design. It won Best Actress for Birn, Best Supporting Actress for Liisi Tandefelt, along with Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design and Best Make-Up Design. Birn was also nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress.
Asko is a male given name common in Finland and Estonia. The nameday is 6 September. The first Asko was baptised in 1901, and as of 2009 there were more than 8000 people with this name in Finland.
Liisa is a Finnish and Estonian female given name. Its name day is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name Lisa or Alisa. As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever. As of 1 January 2020, 1,114 women in Estonia have the first name Liisa, making it the 169th most popular female name in the country. The name is most commonly found in Saare County.
Eerik is a masculine given name most commonly found in Estonia and Finland. It is a cognate of the English language name Eric. Men and boys named Eerik celebrate name day in Finland and Estonia on 18 May.
Katariina is a Finnish and Estonian feminine given name. It is a cognate of Katherine.
Kersti is mainly an Estonian feminine given name.
Kristiina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name. It is a cognate of the English and French given name Christine. Tiina is often used as a diminutive of Kristiina.
Oja is an Estonian and Finnish surname of Laine type meaning "stream" and "brook" in both languages, as well as "ditch" in Finnish. As of 2019, there were 1,891 people with the surname in Estonia: 926 men and 965 women. Oja is ranked as the 15th most common surname in Estonia. People bearing the surname Oja include:
Ojamaa is an Estonian language surname meaning "stream/brook land". As of January 2019, there were 289 people with the surname within the country: 137 men and 147 women. Ojamaa is ranked as the 541th most common surname in Estonia. People bearing the surname Ojamaa include:
Eelmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "fore land"; a compound of eel and maa (land).
Tähti is a Finnish surname and Estonian feminine given name meaning "star". Notable people with the name include:
Vares is a surname. In the Estonian language and some dialects of Finnish the word literally means "raven". Notable people with the surname include: