krisjanisliepins's Personal Name List
Rautio
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: ROW-tee-o
Means "smith" in Finnish.
Ranta
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: RAHN-tah
Originally indicated a person who lived near the shore, from Finnish ranta meaning "shore, beach".
Räikkönen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: RAY-KəNEN
Peura
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: PEW-rah
Means "deer" in Finnish.
Pekkanen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: PEHK-kah-nehn
Derived from the given name
Pekka.
Partanen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: PAHR-tah-nehn
Derived from Finnish parta meaning "beard".
Pajari
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: PAH-yah-ree
Means
"boyar", the Finnish form of the Russian noble title
боярин (boyarin).
Nurmi
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: NOOR-mee
Means "meadow, field" in Finnish. It was the surname of the athlete Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973).
Nieminen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: NEE-mee-nehn
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Derived from Finnish niemi meaning "peninsula, cape".
Niemi
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: NEE-mee
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Means "peninsula, cape" in Finnish.
Mustonen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: MOOS-to-nehn
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Derived from Finnish musta meaning "black".
Martikainen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: MAHR-tee-kie-nehn
Mäkinen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: MA-kee-nehn
Derived from Finnish mäki meaning "hill".
Mäkelä
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: MA-keh-la
Means "the place of the hill" in Finnish.
Linna
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: LEEN-nah
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Means "castle" in Finnish. A famous namesake is Väinö Linna (1920-1992), Finnish author of The Unknown Soldier.
Lehtonen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: LEHH-to-nehn
Derived from Finnish lehto meaning "grove, small forest".
Lehtinen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: LEHH-tee-nehn
Derived from Finnish lehti meaning "leaf".
Laukkanen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: LOWK-kah-nehn
From a nickname for a person who took big steps, from Finnish laukka meaning "canter, gallop".
Laine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: LIE-neh
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Means "wave" in Finnish and Estonian.
Lahti
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: LAHH-tee
Means "bay, cove" in Finnish.
Laaksonen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: LAHK-so-nehn
Derived from Finnish laakso meaning "valley".
Laakkonen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: LAHK-ko-nehn
Kulmala
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: KOOL-mah-lah
From Finnish kulma meaning "corner" with the suffix -la indicating a place.
Koskinen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: KOS-kee-nehn
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Derived from Finnish koski meaning "rapids".
Korhonen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: KOR-ho-nehn
Possibly from archaic Finnish korho meaning "deaf, hard of hearing". This is the most common surname in Finland.
Jokinen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YO-kee-nehn
Derived from Finnish joki "river".
Jokela
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YO-keh-lah
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Derived from Finnish joki "river".
Järvinen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YAR-vee-nehn
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Derived from Finnish järvi meaning "lake". It is one of the most common surnames in Finland.
Järvi
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YAR-vee
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Means "lake" in Finnish.
Heikkinen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: HAYK-kee-nehn
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Heikkilä
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: HAYK-kee-la
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From the given name
Heikki with the suffix
-lä indicating a place.
Heikki
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: HAYK-kee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Harmaajärvi
Usage: Finnish
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Means "grey lake" in Finnish.
Hämäläinen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: HA-ma-lay-nehn
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Derived from the region in southern Finland known as Häme, also called Tavastia.
Aaltonen
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: AHL-to-nehn
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From Finnish aalto meaning "wave".
Aalto
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: AHL-to
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From Finnish aalto meaning "wave". A famous bearer was Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976).
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