Anelma

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Female Name

Usage

Finnish

Origin and Meaning

Finnish name meaning 'asked for', derived from the Finnish verb anella = 'to beg' ^[1]

Related Names

Anelma	♀
Nelma	♀

See also Ane, Ano, Elma and Nelli

Name Days

Finland

2 December

Further Information

The name was invented in 1906 by the Finnish lawyer Edla Kojonen ^[1]

The names Sanelma and Ihanelma were created in the same way ^[1]

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Sweden[2]		23	221	0	0
Denmark[3]		0	n.a.	0	n.a
Norway[4]		0	0	0	0
Finland[5]		n.a.	4350	n.a	2
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Anelma.

Sources: ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Kustaa Vilkuna: Etunimet (1990)
2. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
4. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi