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[Opinions] Finnish BAs
Parents' names are in brackets.Kauri Kaspar (Nuppu and Mikko)*
Joel Emil Ilmari, brother to Joonatan (Johanna and Visa)**
Eetu Kristian, brother to Oliver and Enni (Kati and Pasi)
Touko Julius Rikhard, brother to Lumi (Johanna and Ville)***
Olli Janne Fredrik, brother to Vilma (Tanja and Toni)
Otto Alvar Ilari, brother to Leo (Heini and Lauri), cousin to Hilla, Aava and Anni Lempi Sointu (Henni and Arto)****Beata Anniina Sophie (Anniina and Jan)
Elsbeth Margaret (Jaana and Juhana)
Ellen Signe (Sari and Sebastian)
Viivi Alina, sister to Vilma (Pia and Jani)
Signe Helena (Saila and Petteri)*****
Elvi Anna, sister to Tyyni (Henna and Harri)******
Helli Augusta (Laura and Matias)*******
Olga Helena, sister to Pihla (Johanna and Mikko)********
Linda Amelie, sister to Sara, Aada and Eerik (Johanna and Tuomas)
Isla Helmi Matilda (Tiina and Miko)
Ida Sofia, sister to Emma (Camilla and Ville)
* http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/kauri; http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/nuppu
** http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/joonatan; http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/visa
*** Touko means "spring crop" in Finnish; it may also be derived from the Finnish word for a month May, "toukokuu".
**** http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/heini; http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/hilla; http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/aava; http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/sointu; http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/henni
***** http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/saila
****** http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/elvi; http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/tyyni
******* Helli is probably derived from the Finnish word "helliä", meaning "to cherish" and "to caress".
******** http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/pihla

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I'm digging these:Elvi Anna
Isla Helmi Matilda
Ida SofiaI want to like Helli Augusta because of the meaning, but I think I would actually prefer it as Helliä because it is pretty that way. Of course, that probably wouldn't work in Finland, though.
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I can see your idea of the name Helliä: after all, there are many names with the ending "-lia". Actually it's quite strange that names like Helli, Hellä (meaning "gentle") and even Hellin ("the gentlest") are considered as normal, but Helliä is totally unusable in Finland.
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