Annikki

Finnish

Etymology

Medieval diminutive of the saints' name Anna, turned into a pagan goddess by the folk etymology anti (“gift, (forest) produce”) +‎ -kki = giver of game and berries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnːikːi/, [ˈɑ̝nːikːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːikːi
• Syllabification^(key): An‧nik‧ki

Proper noun

Annikki

1. A forest goddess in Finnish mythology.
2. a female given name
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 18:41-44:

     Annikki hyväniminen, / Yön tytti, hämärän neiti, / Pitkän puhtehen pitäjä, / Aamun valvoja varainen, /

     Annikki of goodly name, / Girl of night, maid of twilight, / Busy through the horseshoe day, / Long before the rising sun, /

   • 1965, Kalle Päätalo, Myrskyn jälkeen, Gummerus, published 2012, →ISBN, page 479:

     ...Kuule, älä pahastu, mutta sinun tilallasi käyttäisin toista nimeäsi.
     —Jaa Annikkiako?
     —Niin. Täällä vieraassa ympäristössä käy kutsumanimen vaihtaminen helposti.
     —Miksikähän äiti sanoikin papille niin vanhanaikaisen nimen...
     —Mutta Annikki on nätti ja uudenaikainen nimi, sanoi Raili.

     ...listen, don't get upset, but I'd rather use another name for you.
     —Oh, you mean Annikki?
     —Yes. Here in this unfamiliar environment it's easy to change your nickname.
     —Why did the mother give the priest such an old-fashioned name...
     —But Annikki is a sweet and modern name, Raili said.

   • 2020, Helena Jouppila, Neloset, Docendo, →ISBN, page 23:

     Äiti valitsi minulle nimen Helena Annikki. Toinen nimi oli sama kuin hänen toinen nimensä. Samaa kantaa olivat isoäitieni nimet, äidinäidin nimi oli Anni ja mummoni nimi Anna.

     My mother chose me the name Helena Annikki. The second name was the same as hers, and too could be traced back to my grandmothers. My mother's mother was named Anni and my grandmother Anna.

Usage notes

• Recorded as a formal given name since the latter half of the 19th century. A popular middle name in the 20th century.

Declension

Inflection of Annikki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative		Annikki	Annikit
genitive		Annikin	Annikkien
partitive		Annikkia	Annikkeja
illative		Annikkiin	Annikkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Annikki	Annikit
accusative	nom.	Annikki	Annikit
	gen.	Annikin
genitive		Annikin	Annikkien
partitive		Annikkia	Annikkeja
inessive		Annikissa	Annikeissa
elative		Annikista	Annikeista
illative		Annikkiin	Annikkeihin
adessive		Annikilla	Annikeilla
ablative		Annikilta	Annikeilta
allative		Annikille	Annikeille
essive		Annikkina	Annikkeina
translative		Annikiksi	Annikeiksi
abessive		Annikitta	Annikeitta
instructive		—	Annikein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Annikki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Annikkini Annikkini accusative nom. Annikkini Annikkini gen. Annikkini genitive Annikkini Annikkieni partitive Annikkiani Annikkejani inessive Annikissani Annikeissani elative Annikistani Annikeistani illative Annikkiini Annikkeihini adessive Annikillani Annikeillani ablative Annikiltani Annikeiltani allative Annikilleni Annikeilleni essive Annikkinani Annikkeinani translative Annikikseni Annikeikseni abessive Annikittani Annikeittani instructive — — comitative — Annikkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Annikkisi Annikkisi accusative nom. Annikkisi Annikkisi gen. Annikkisi genitive Annikkisi Annikkiesi partitive Annikkiasi Annikkejasi inessive Annikissasi Annikeissasi elative Annikistasi Annikeistasi illative Annikkiisi Annikkeihisi adessive Annikillasi Annikeillasi ablative Annikiltasi Annikeiltasi allative Annikillesi Annikeillesi essive Annikkinasi Annikkeinasi translative Annikiksesi Annikeiksesi abessive Annikittasi Annikeittasi instructive — — comitative — Annikkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Annikkimme Annikkimme accusative nom. Annikkimme Annikkimme gen. Annikkimme genitive Annikkimme Annikkiemme partitive Annikkiamme Annikkejamme inessive Annikissamme Annikeissamme elative Annikistamme Annikeistamme illative Annikkiimme Annikkeihimme adessive Annikillamme Annikeillamme ablative Annikiltamme Annikeiltamme allative Annikillemme Annikeillemme essive Annikkinamme Annikkeinamme translative Annikiksemme Annikeiksemme abessive Annikittamme Annikeittamme instructive — — comitative — Annikkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Annikkinne Annikkinne accusative nom. Annikkinne Annikkinne gen. Annikkinne genitive Annikkinne Annikkienne partitive Annikkianne Annikkejanne inessive Annikissanne Annikeissanne elative Annikistanne Annikeistanne illative Annikkiinne Annikkeihinne adessive Annikillanne Annikeillanne ablative Annikiltanne Annikeiltanne allative Annikillenne Annikeillenne essive Annikkinanne Annikkeinanne translative Annikiksenne Annikeiksenne abessive Annikittanne Annikeittanne instructive — — comitative — Annikkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Annikkinsa Annikkinsa accusative nom. Annikkinsa Annikkinsa gen. Annikkinsa genitive Annikkinsa Annikkiensa partitive Annikkiaan Annikkiansa Annikkejaan Annikkejansa inessive Annikissaan Annikissansa Annikeissaan Annikeissansa elative Annikistaan Annikistansa Annikeistaan Annikeistansa illative Annikkiinsa Annikkeihinsa adessive Annikillaan Annikillansa Annikeillaan Annikeillansa ablative Annikiltaan Annikiltansa Annikeiltaan Annikeiltansa allative Annikilleen Annikillensa Annikeilleen Annikeillensa essive Annikkinaan Annikkinansa Annikkeinaan Annikkeinansa translative Annikikseen Annikiksensa Annikeikseen Annikeiksensa abessive Annikittaan Annikittansa Annikeittaan Annikeittansa instructive — — comitative — Annikkeineen Annikkeinensa

Statistics

• Annikki is the 302^nd (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,653 female individuals (and as a middle name to 50,087 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• kankiin