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Annikki

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Finnish

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Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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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

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

Declension

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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

Statistics

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  • Annikki is the 302nd (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.

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