Teemu

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical Nikodemus (“Nicodemus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteːmu/, [ˈt̪e̞ːmu]
• Rhymes: -eːmu
• Hyphenation^(key): Tee‧mu

Proper noun

Teemu

1. a male given name
   • 1864, Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS, published 1956, act II:

     Ole hyvässä rauhassa, Teemu, ja hellitäppä taasen viulustasi iloinen polska!

     Be in peace, Teemu, and let your violin play a jolly polska again!

   • 1994, Anja Angel, Vaitiolo taattu, WSOY, →ISBN, page 35:

     Mattoa läimiessään hän päätti ottaa taiteilijanimekseen Timin. Teemu oli lapsesta saakka inhonnut nimeään. Mielessään hän oli yhdistänyt Teemun tossuun, kunnes Teemu Selänne oli alkanut pärjätä kiekkokaukalossa.

     He decided to take Tim as his pen name while beating the carpet. Teemu had loathed his name since childhood. He had always associated the name Teemu with a slipper, until Teemu Selänne had begun to do well in ice hockey.

Declension

Inflection of Teemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Teemu	Teemut
genitive		Teemun	Teemujen
partitive		Teemua	Teemuja
illative		Teemuun	Teemuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Teemu	Teemut
accusative	nom.	Teemu	Teemut
	gen.	Teemun
genitive		Teemun	Teemujen
partitive		Teemua	Teemuja
inessive		Teemussa	Teemuissa
elative		Teemusta	Teemuista
illative		Teemuun	Teemuihin
adessive		Teemulla	Teemuilla
ablative		Teemulta	Teemuilta
allative		Teemulle	Teemuille
essive		Teemuna	Teemuina
translative		Teemuksi	Teemuiksi
abessive		Teemutta	Teemuitta
instructive		—	Teemuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Teemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teemuni Teemuni accusative nom. Teemuni Teemuni gen. Teemuni genitive Teemuni Teemujeni partitive Teemuani Teemujani inessive Teemussani Teemuissani elative Teemustani Teemuistani illative Teemuuni Teemuihini adessive Teemullani Teemuillani ablative Teemultani Teemuiltani allative Teemulleni Teemuilleni essive Teemunani Teemuinani translative Teemukseni Teemuikseni abessive Teemuttani Teemuittani instructive — — comitative — Teemuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teemusi Teemusi accusative nom. Teemusi Teemusi gen. Teemusi genitive Teemusi Teemujesi partitive Teemuasi Teemujasi inessive Teemussasi Teemuissasi elative Teemustasi Teemuistasi illative Teemuusi Teemuihisi adessive Teemullasi Teemuillasi ablative Teemultasi Teemuiltasi allative Teemullesi Teemuillesi essive Teemunasi Teemuinasi translative Teemuksesi Teemuiksesi abessive Teemuttasi Teemuittasi instructive — — comitative — Teemuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teemumme Teemumme accusative nom. Teemumme Teemumme gen. Teemumme genitive Teemumme Teemujemme partitive Teemuamme Teemujamme inessive Teemussamme Teemuissamme elative Teemustamme Teemuistamme illative Teemuumme Teemuihimme adessive Teemullamme Teemuillamme ablative Teemultamme Teemuiltamme allative Teemullemme Teemuillemme essive Teemunamme Teemuinamme translative Teemuksemme Teemuiksemme abessive Teemuttamme Teemuittamme instructive — — comitative — Teemuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teemunne Teemunne accusative nom. Teemunne Teemunne gen. Teemunne genitive Teemunne Teemujenne partitive Teemuanne Teemujanne inessive Teemussanne Teemuissanne elative Teemustanne Teemuistanne illative Teemuunne Teemuihinne adessive Teemullanne Teemuillanne ablative Teemultanne Teemuiltanne allative Teemullenne Teemuillenne essive Teemunanne Teemuinanne translative Teemuksenne Teemuiksenne abessive Teemuttanne Teemuittanne instructive — — comitative — Teemuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Teemunsa Teemunsa accusative nom. Teemunsa Teemunsa gen. Teemunsa genitive Teemunsa Teemujensa partitive Teemuaan Teemuansa Teemujaan Teemujansa inessive Teemussaan Teemussansa Teemuissaan Teemuissansa elative Teemustaan Teemustansa Teemuistaan Teemuistansa illative Teemuunsa Teemuihinsa adessive Teemullaan Teemullansa Teemuillaan Teemuillansa ablative Teemultaan Teemultansa Teemuiltaan Teemuiltansa allative Teemulleen Teemullensa Teemuilleen Teemuillensa essive Teemunaan Teemunansa Teemuinaan Teemuinansa translative Teemukseen Teemuksensa Teemuikseen Teemuiksensa abessive Teemuttaan Teemuttansa Teemuittaan Teemuittansa instructive — — comitative — Teemuineen Teemuinensa

Statistics

• Teemu is the 23^rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 20,202 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,446 more), and also belongs to 5 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.