Hannele

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed in early 20th century from German Hannele, a pet form of Johanna. The play Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann was translated into Finnish in 1918.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnːele/, [ˈhɑ̝nːe̞le̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːele
• Hyphenation^(key): Han‧ne‧le

Proper noun

Hannele

1. a female given name
   • 1918 Eino Kalima, Hannele, WSOY (translation of Gerhart Hauptmann's Hanneles Himmelfahrt), page 67:

     Ah, onpa hän kaunis! Kukas hän on? Matternin Hanneleko? Matternin Hannele? Sitä en usko.

     Oh, how beautiful is she! Who is she? Hannele Mattern? Hannele Mattern? I cannot believe that.

   • 1988, Tytti Seessalo, Mutku, Arthouse, →ISBN, page 141:

     ―Äiti! tuhahdan ja se ärtyilee miksen voi sanoa sitä "Hanneleksi", mutta mä en voi. Hanneleita on maailma piukassa, mutta mulla on vaan yks äiti, mamma. Mä olen joskus kellinyt mun äidin vatsassa ja muut Hannelet saa olla miten lystää.

     ―Mom! I snort out and she replies annoyedly why I cannot call her "Hannele, but I can't. The world is full of Hanneles, but I've only got one mom. I had at one time been in her womb and the other Hanneles can live their own lives.

Usage notes

• Popular in Finland from the 1950s to the 1970s, particularly as a middle name.

Declension

Inflection of Hannele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Hannele	Hannelet
genitive		Hannelen	Hannelejen
partitive		Hannelea	Hanneleja
illative		Hanneleen	Hanneleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Hannele	Hannelet
accusative	nom.	Hannele	Hannelet
	gen.	Hannelen
genitive		Hannelen	Hannelejen Hannelein rare
partitive		Hannelea	Hanneleja
inessive		Hannelessa	Hanneleissa
elative		Hannelesta	Hanneleista
illative		Hanneleen	Hanneleihin
adessive		Hannelella	Hanneleilla
ablative		Hannelelta	Hanneleilta
allative		Hannelelle	Hanneleille
essive		Hannelena	Hanneleina
translative		Hanneleksi	Hanneleiksi
abessive		Hanneletta	Hanneleitta
instructive		—	Hannelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Hannele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hanneleni Hanneleni accusative nom. Hanneleni Hanneleni gen. Hanneleni genitive Hanneleni Hannelejeni Hanneleini rare partitive Hanneleani Hannelejani inessive Hannelessani Hanneleissani elative Hannelestani Hanneleistani illative Hanneleeni Hanneleihini adessive Hannelellani Hanneleillani ablative Hanneleltani Hanneleiltani allative Hannelelleni Hanneleilleni essive Hannelenani Hanneleinani translative Hannelekseni Hanneleikseni abessive Hannelettani Hanneleittani instructive — — comitative — Hanneleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hannelesi Hannelesi accusative nom. Hannelesi Hannelesi gen. Hannelesi genitive Hannelesi Hannelejesi Hanneleisi rare partitive Hanneleasi Hannelejasi inessive Hannelessasi Hanneleissasi elative Hannelestasi Hanneleistasi illative Hanneleesi Hanneleihisi adessive Hannelellasi Hanneleillasi ablative Hanneleltasi Hanneleiltasi allative Hannelellesi Hanneleillesi essive Hannelenasi Hanneleinasi translative Hanneleksesi Hanneleiksesi abessive Hannelettasi Hanneleittasi instructive — — comitative — Hanneleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hannelemme Hannelemme accusative nom. Hannelemme Hannelemme gen. Hannelemme genitive Hannelemme Hannelejemme Hanneleimme rare partitive Hanneleamme Hannelejamme inessive Hannelessamme Hanneleissamme elative Hannelestamme Hanneleistamme illative Hanneleemme Hanneleihimme adessive Hannelellamme Hanneleillamme ablative Hanneleltamme Hanneleiltamme allative Hannelellemme Hanneleillemme essive Hannelenamme Hanneleinamme translative Hanneleksemme Hanneleiksemme abessive Hannelettamme Hanneleittamme instructive — — comitative — Hanneleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hannelenne Hannelenne accusative nom. Hannelenne Hannelenne gen. Hannelenne genitive Hannelenne Hannelejenne Hanneleinne rare partitive Hanneleanne Hannelejanne inessive Hannelessanne Hanneleissanne elative Hannelestanne Hanneleistanne illative Hanneleenne Hanneleihinne adessive Hannelellanne Hanneleillanne ablative Hanneleltanne Hanneleiltanne allative Hannelellenne Hanneleillenne essive Hannelenanne Hanneleinanne translative Hanneleksenne Hanneleiksenne abessive Hannelettanne Hanneleittanne instructive — — comitative — Hanneleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hannelensa Hannelensa accusative nom. Hannelensa Hannelensa gen. Hannelensa genitive Hannelensa Hannelejensa Hanneleinsa rare partitive Hanneleaan Hanneleansa Hannelejaan Hannelejansa inessive Hannelessaan Hannelessansa Hanneleissaan Hanneleissansa elative Hannelestaan Hannelestansa Hanneleistaan Hanneleistansa illative Hanneleensa Hanneleihinsa adessive Hannelellaan Hannelellansa Hanneleillaan Hanneleillansa ablative Hanneleltaan Hanneleltansa Hanneleiltaan Hanneleiltansa allative Hannelelleen Hannelellensa Hanneleilleen Hanneleillensa essive Hannelenaan Hannelenansa Hanneleinaan Hanneleinansa translative Hannelekseen Hanneleksensa Hanneleikseen Hanneleiksensa abessive Hannelettaan Hannelettansa Hanneleittaan Hanneleittansa instructive — — comitative — Hanneleineen Hanneleinensa

Statistics

• Hannele is the 169^th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,842 female individuals (and as a middle name to 81,910 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.