Joukahainen

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Male Male Name

Usage

Finland Finnish

Origin and Meaning

Finnish name from the Kalevala of uncertain etymology. Suggestions are

1) Finnish joukea = 'tall' [1]

2) Sami word jouku which is associated with snow and ice [1]

3) Variant form of Joukkainen [1]

Related Names

     
Jokke ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Joukahainen ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Joukamoinen ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Joukavainen ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Jouko ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Joukonen ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish

Further Information

Mythology

In the Kalevala epic, Joukahainen is the brother of Aino. He is a base, unintelligent young man who arrogantly challenges Väinämöinen to a singing contest which he loses. In exchange for his life Joukahainen promises his young sister Aino to Väinämöinen. Joukahainen attempts to gain his revenge on Väinämöinen by killing him with a crossbow but only succeeds in killing Väinämöinen's horse. Joukahainen's actions lead to Väinämöinen promising to build a Sampo in return for Louhi rescuing him. [2]

Statistics

Name count per country
CountryCommonnessFemale ♀ Male ♂
Statimg f legend.pngStatimg m legend.pngas main name#also aux. name&as main name#also aux. name&
Denmark Denmark[3] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 n.a. 0 n.a
Sweden Sweden[4] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 0 0 0
Norway Norway[5] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 0 0 0
Finland Finland[6] Statimg f1.pngStatimg m1.png n.a. 3 n.a 3
  #: 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 Joukahainen.

Sources: [4] [3] [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Kustaa Vilkuna: Etunimet (1990)
  2. ↑ Elias Lönnrot: Kalevala (1835)
  3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  4. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  5. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  6. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
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