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So, recently I've been really into Finnish names. Here are some that caught my eye. Feel free to make some comments (and help with pronunciation!)

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Girls:
Eija - prn. AY-ya? Possibly from the hapy exclaimation "eijaa".
Irina - From Irene, the Greek goddess of peace.
Kaarina - Finnish for of Catherine.
Kielo - prn. KI-eh-lo? Means "lily of the valley".
Kiira - Finnish form of Keira.
Lahja - prn. LAH-ya? Means "gift".
Loviisa - Finnish form of Louisa.
Lumi - Means "snow".
Matleena - Finnish form of Magdalene.
Meri - Means "the sea".
Paiva - Not sure about pronunciation. Means "day".
Pauliina - Finnish form of Paulina.
Petra - Feminine for of Peter
Pinja - prn. PIN-ya? Means "pine tree".
Piritta - Finnish form of Bridgit
Priita - Finnish form of Britta.
Riika - Finnish short form of Frederica.
Satu - Means "fairy tale, fable".
Seija - Means "tranquil, serene".
Siiri - Finnish short form of Sigrid.
Silja - Finnish form of Cecilia.
Sohvi - Not sure of pronunciation, but it's the Finnish form of Sophia.
Suvi - Means "summer".
Taika - Means "magic, spell".
Tarja - Finnish form of Daria.
Taru - Means "legend, myth"
Tea - Short form of Dorothea and Theodora.
Teija - Finnish form of Dorothea.
Teresa - Possily from the Greek words for "summer" and "to harvest".
Tuija - Means "cedar".

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Boys:
Jalo - prn. YA-lo? Means "noble, gracious".
Mainio - Means "excellent".
Mikko - Finnish form of Michael.
Niilo - Finnish form of Nicholas.
Niko - Finnish form of Nicholas.
Oskari - Finnish form of Oscar.
Otto - Means "wealth, fortune".
Paavali - Finnish form of Paul.
Paavo - Finnish form of Paul.
Reijo - Finnish form of Gregory.
Reko - prn. Rico? Finnish form of Gregory.
Roopertti - Finnish form of Robert.
Sebastian - "From Sebaste".
Sepi - Finnish short form of Sebastian.
Severi - Finnish form of Severus.
Simo - Finnish form of Simon.
Sulo - Means "charm, grace".
Taavi - Finnish form of David.
Tahvo - Finnish form of Steven.
Taneli - Finnish form of Daniel.
Tarmo - Means "energy".
Timo - Finnish form of Timothy.
Veli - Not sure about pronunciation, but it means "brother".

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Also, WDYTO Jasper? I used to hate it, but recently I've been loving it.