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[Opinions] Finnish BAs
Parents' names are in brackets.Aron Johannes, siblings Emma and Jon (Tea and Patrik)
Oiva Eemeli (Katarina and Perttu)
Eeli Oscar Juhani (Anna and Mirko)
Oskari Matias (Merita and Markus)
Onni Eemi Tapio, sister Fanni (Sanna and Mikko)
Aatos Johannes (Jenna and Akseli)Wilma Ellen Astrid
Stella Helmi Elisabeth, brother Samuel (Helena and Petri)
Selma Elsa Elviira, sister Frida Viola Helena (Helena and Antti)
Aava Elina, brother Niilo (Ida and Timo)
Anna Martta Maria, brothers Henrik and Markus (Mari and Heikki)
Wilhelmiina Iida Emilia (Sari and Markus)
I also came across a baby Aune in this week. Aune (pronounced as OW-neh) is a Finnish form of Agnes and like Agnes it's considered as a (great-)grandmother name, so it was quite refreshing to see it on such a young bearer.
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I like/love*:Oiva
Oscar*
Aatos
Frida
EmiliaHow do they pronounce Jon and Jenna? The J at the beginning, is it an english Y oder a J?
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J is always pronounced like an English Y in Finnish, so Jon and Jenna are pronounced as YOHN and YEHN-nah.
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