Finnish Names of Foreign Origin

Many of these were introduced by the Swedes who ruled Finland for around seven centuries.

Male

Aadolf - Adolf Aarne, Aarni, Aarno Aleksanteri - Alexander
Aleksi, Alexi, Aleksis - Alexius Alfred Allan - Alan
Alvar, Alvi Anselmi, Anssi - Anselm Arto, Aarto Artturi, Arttu - Arthur
Aslak Albert Auli, Aulis Eelis - Ellis
Eemeli, Eemil - Emil Eetu, Edvard - Edward Eevert
Einari, Eino - Einar Elmer Elmo
Erkka Erkki, Eerikki, Eero - Eric Ernesti, Erno - Ernest Eskil - Asketill
Heikki, Henri, Henrik, Henrikki, Harri - Henry Heini, Heino Hemminki, Hemmo - Hemming
Hermanni - Herman Iivari - Ivor Iivo - Ivo
Ilari - Hilary Jorma, Jeremias - Jeremy Julius
Kaarle, Kaarlo - Charles Kai, Kaj - Kay/Gaius Kim, Kimmo
Konstantin, Konsta, Kosti Kustaa, Kustavi, Kyösti, Kusti Gösta, Gyosti - Gustav Lasse, Lassi, Lauri, Lari, Lars - Laurence
Leo Martti - Martin Mauno, Maunu - Magnus
Mauri - Maurice Nestori - Nestor Olavi - Olaf
Olli - Oliver Oskari, Okko - Oscar Ossian, Ossi - Ossian/Oisin
Otto, Ohto - Otto Patrik - Patrick Pentti - Benedict
Raine, Rainer, Raino Ransu - Francis Rauli - Ralph
Reijo - Gregory Rieti - Frederick Riku, Rikhard - Richard
Severi - Severinus Silvo - Silvius Sylvester
Tauno, Aukusti, August - Augustine, Augustus Toni, Anton - Anthony Torsti - Thorstein
Valdemar - Waldemar Valtteri, Vaalto - Walter Verneri - Werner
Vihtori - Victor Vilho, Viljo, Vili, Ville Viljami, Vilhelm - William
Vilppu - Philip Yrjo - George Mixu

Female

Aliisa - Alice Alina Alma
Amalia Amanda Anelma
Aune Auni Auno - Agnes Aurora, Aura, Auri Camilla
Disa Eleonoora, Elena, Elin, Ella, Ellen, Elli, Elina- Eleanor Elma, Elmi
Elna Elviira, Elvi - Elvira Emilia - Emily
Emma, Emmi - Emma Eveliina - Evelyn Floora - Flora
Heidi Helena, Nelli, Illona - Helen Heli, Hely, Helinä, Helga, Heljä, Helka, Hellä, Helle, Helli, Heli, Hellin
Henriikka, Henna Henni - Henrietta Hertta Hilppa - Philippa
Iida - Ida Iina - Ina Iines - Inez
Iiris - Iris Irene, Irina, Ira - Irene Irma, Irmeli
Jasmin - Jasmine Jenna, Jenni - Jenny Julia
Kaarina, Kaari Kaija Kaisa, Kaisu
Karoliina, Karoliina, Karri - Caroline Katariina, Katarina, Kati, Katja, Katriina, Katrine, Katrin, Katri, Cathrin, Cathrine, Catrin, Catrine, Chatrin, Chatrine, Trina - Katherine Kerttu, Kerttuli - Gertrude
Klaara - Clare Kristina, Kristiina, Krista, Kirsti, Kirsi - Christine Laila, Leila
Lauha Laura Leena, Leeni, Liina Lenita
Lilja, Lilli Linda Linnea, Nea, Neea
Lotta - Charlotte Loviisa - Louisa Lyydia - Lydia
Marketta, Maaret, Maarit, Margareeta, Marita - Margaret Marleena - Marlene Matilda, Tilda
Minna Niina, Nina Nikka - Nicola
Noora - Nora Olga Oona
Piia, Pia Pirkko, Pirjo, Birgitta - Bridget Reeta, Reetta, Riitta
Riika, Riikka Roosa - Rose Säde
Signe - Signy Silja - Cecily Silva, Sylvi, Sylvia - Sylvia
Sofia, Sonja - Sophie Tanja Tea, Tia, Tiia
Teresa, Tessa - Theresa Toini - Antonia Ulla - Ulrica
Ursula Veera - Vera Verna
Viivi Vilhelmiina, Vilja, Vilma - Wilhelmina