Anna-Liisa

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Anna +‎ Liisa

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑnːɑˌliːsɑ/, [ˈɑ̝nːɑ̝ˌliːs̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iːsɑ
  • Syllabification(key): An‧na‧Lii‧sa

Proper noun

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Anna-Liisa

  1. a female given name
    • 2019, Anja Portin, Muistokirjoitus, S&S, →ISBN, page 11:
      [] vain sukunimi, ilmassa nopeasti pyörähtävä Koskivaara, tallentuu nauhalle ja Anna-Liisa, hänen äitinsä kesäinen etunimi, hajoaa taivaan tuuliin.
      [] just a surname, a Koskivaara aired out as quickly as it was gone, was recorded on tape and Anna-Liisa, her mother's summery first name, is lost in the wind.

Usage notes

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  • The most popular conjoined name in Finland, with a popularity peak in the 1930s.

Declension

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Inflection of Anna-Liisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Anna-Liisa Anna-Liisat
genitive Anna-Liisan Anna-Liisojen
partitive Anna-Liisaa Anna-Liisoja
illative Anna-Liisaan Anna-Liisoihin
singular plural
nominative Anna-Liisa Anna-Liisat
accusative nom. Anna-Liisa Anna-Liisat
gen. Anna-Liisan
genitive Anna-Liisan Anna-Liisojen
Anna-Liisain rare
partitive Anna-Liisaa Anna-Liisoja
inessive Anna-Liisassa Anna-Liisoissa
elative Anna-Liisasta Anna-Liisoista
illative Anna-Liisaan Anna-Liisoihin
adessive Anna-Liisalla Anna-Liisoilla
ablative Anna-Liisalta Anna-Liisoilta
allative Anna-Liisalle Anna-Liisoille
essive Anna-Liisana Anna-Liisoina
translative Anna-Liisaksi Anna-Liisoiksi
abessive Anna-Liisatta Anna-Liisoitta
instructive Anna-Liisoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Anna-Liisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

Statistics

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  • Anna-Liisa is the 144th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,856 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,788 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.