Tapani

See also: tapani

Finnish

Etymology

Medieval vernacular form (particularly in western and northern Finland) of the Vulgate Latin Stephanus, brought to Finland as a Catholic saint's name. Equivalent to English Stephen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpɑni/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝ni]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑni
• Hyphenation^(key): Ta‧pa‧ni

Proper noun

Tapani

1. a male given name
   • 1840, Kanteletar:2:30 Monisulhonen:

     Mont’ on sulhoa minulla,
     yks’ on Yrtti, toinen Tortti,
     kolmas koito Paalikkainen,
     neljäs Nerkko niemen päässä,
     viies Vinnyrin Tapani,

   • 1985, Sisko Latvus, Elina, eronnut nainen, →ISBN, pages 109–110:

     Mitä siitä on, neljä vuottako, Janne Tapanin ristiäisistä? Niin, niin, neljä vuotta. Silloin tämä poika kastettiin Tapaniksi, isänsä mukaan. Tapani, Stefanus, sijaiskärsijä.

     How long has it been, four years, from when Tapani was christened, Janne? Yes yes, four years since this boy was christened Tapani after his father. Tapani, Stephanus, the surrogate victim.

   • 1991, Salme Aejmelaeus, Marraskuun vuokot, Karisto, →ISBN, page 132:

     Pikkuveli ristittiin Kauko Tapaniksi. Äiti piti kovin Hilja Haahden kirjoista, ja yhdessä niistä oli Tapani-niminen poika, mikä antoi kimmokkeen nimelle.

     My little brother was christened Kauko Tapani. My mother really liked books by HIlja Haahti, and one of them had a boy named Tapani, which inspired the name.

2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Usage notes

• Used since the Middle Ages. A popular middle name today.

Declension

Inflection of Tapani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Tapani	Tapanit
genitive		Tapanin	Tapanien Tapaneiden Tapaneitten
partitive		Tapania	Tapaneita Tapaneja
illative		Tapaniin	Tapaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Tapani	Tapanit
accusative	nom.	Tapani	Tapanit
	gen.	Tapanin
genitive		Tapanin	Tapanien Tapaneiden Tapaneitten
partitive		Tapania	Tapaneita Tapaneja
inessive		Tapanissa	Tapaneissa
elative		Tapanista	Tapaneista
illative		Tapaniin	Tapaneihin
adessive		Tapanilla	Tapaneilla
ablative		Tapanilta	Tapaneilta
allative		Tapanille	Tapaneille
essive		Tapanina	Tapaneina
translative		Tapaniksi	Tapaneiksi
abessive		Tapanitta	Tapaneitta
instructive		—	Tapanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Tapani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tapanini Tapanini accusative nom. Tapanini Tapanini gen. Tapanini genitive Tapanini Tapanieni Tapaneideni Tapaneitteni partitive Tapaniani Tapaneitani Tapanejani inessive Tapanissani Tapaneissani elative Tapanistani Tapaneistani illative Tapaniini Tapaneihini adessive Tapanillani Tapaneillani ablative Tapaniltani Tapaneiltani allative Tapanilleni Tapaneilleni essive Tapaninani Tapaneinani translative Tapanikseni Tapaneikseni abessive Tapanittani Tapaneittani instructive — — comitative — Tapaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tapanisi Tapanisi accusative nom. Tapanisi Tapanisi gen. Tapanisi genitive Tapanisi Tapaniesi Tapaneidesi Tapaneittesi partitive Tapaniasi Tapaneitasi Tapanejasi inessive Tapanissasi Tapaneissasi elative Tapanistasi Tapaneistasi illative Tapaniisi Tapaneihisi adessive Tapanillasi Tapaneillasi ablative Tapaniltasi Tapaneiltasi allative Tapanillesi Tapaneillesi essive Tapaninasi Tapaneinasi translative Tapaniksesi Tapaneiksesi abessive Tapanittasi Tapaneittasi instructive — — comitative — Tapaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tapanimme Tapanimme accusative nom. Tapanimme Tapanimme gen. Tapanimme genitive Tapanimme Tapaniemme Tapaneidemme Tapaneittemme partitive Tapaniamme Tapaneitamme Tapanejamme inessive Tapanissamme Tapaneissamme elative Tapanistamme Tapaneistamme illative Tapaniimme Tapaneihimme adessive Tapanillamme Tapaneillamme ablative Tapaniltamme Tapaneiltamme allative Tapanillemme Tapaneillemme essive Tapaninamme Tapaneinamme translative Tapaniksemme Tapaneiksemme abessive Tapanittamme Tapaneittamme instructive — — comitative — Tapaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tapaninne Tapaninne accusative nom. Tapaninne Tapaninne gen. Tapaninne genitive Tapaninne Tapanienne Tapaneidenne Tapaneittenne partitive Tapanianne Tapaneitanne Tapanejanne inessive Tapanissanne Tapaneissanne elative Tapanistanne Tapaneistanne illative Tapaniinne Tapaneihinne adessive Tapanillanne Tapaneillanne ablative Tapaniltanne Tapaneiltanne allative Tapanillenne Tapaneillenne essive Tapaninanne Tapaneinanne translative Tapaniksenne Tapaneiksenne abessive Tapanittanne Tapaneittanne instructive — — comitative — Tapaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Tapaninsa Tapaninsa accusative nom. Tapaninsa Tapaninsa gen. Tapaninsa genitive Tapaninsa Tapaniensa Tapaneidensa Tapaneittensa partitive Tapaniaan Tapaniansa Tapaneitaan Tapanejaan Tapaneitansa Tapanejansa inessive Tapanissaan Tapanissansa Tapaneissaan Tapaneissansa elative Tapanistaan Tapanistansa Tapaneistaan Tapaneistansa illative Tapaniinsa Tapaneihinsa adessive Tapanillaan Tapanillansa Tapaneillaan Tapaneillansa ablative Tapaniltaan Tapaniltansa Tapaneiltaan Tapaneiltansa allative Tapanilleen Tapanillensa Tapaneilleen Tapaneillensa essive Tapaninaan Tapaninansa Tapaneinaan Tapaneinansa translative Tapanikseen Tapaniksensa Tapaneikseen Tapaneiksensa abessive Tapanittaan Tapanittansa Tapaneittaan Tapaneittansa instructive — — comitative — Tapaneineen Tapaneinensa

Derived terms

• Tapanainen
• tapani
• Tapanila
• Tapaninaho
• tapaninajo
• Tapaninen
• Tapaninkylä
• tapaninpäivä
• Tapaninvainio

Related terms

• (biblical forms) Stefanos, Stefanus
• (given names) Tahvana, Tahvo, Teppana, Teppo
• (surnames) Tahvanainen, Tapanainen, Tapaninen

Statistics

• Tapani is the 162^nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,914 male individuals (and as a middle name to 130,687 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 5 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Tapani is the 2524^th (tied with 7 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 318 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• apinat, ipanat, painat, patani, patina, pintaa, tapain