Väinämöinen

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Male Male Name

Usage

Finland Finnish

Origin and Meaning

Finnish väinä = 'wide, slow flowing river or strait of the sea' (eg. river Väinäjoki in Latvia and the Saaremaa väin which separates Estonia from Saaremaa)

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Veaidnu ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Sami
Vejne ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Swedish
Väinämö ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Väinämöinen ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Väinö ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Väiski ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Väiskä ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Vänni ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Vänski ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Väntti ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Väntty ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Vänttä ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Vänä ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish
Väpä ♂ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Finnish

Further Information

Mythology

Väinämöinen is the central character in the epic poem Kalevala. He is a shamanistic hero with a magical power of song and music. He created and plays the kantele, a Finnish stringed instrument.

His mother is Ilmatar. He contributes to the creation of Earth as it is today. Many of his travels resemble shamanistic journeys, most notably one where he visits the belly of a ground-giant, Antero Vipunen, to find the songs of boat building.

Väinämöinen's search for a wife is a central element in many stories, but he never finds one. One of his potential brides, Joukahainen's sister Aino, drowns herself instead of marrying him. He is the leading member of the group which steals the Sampo from the people of Pohjola.

[1]

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&
Sweden Sweden[2] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m1.png 0 0 0 1
Denmark Denmark[3] Statimg f0.pngStatimg m0.png 0 n.a. 0 n.a
Finland Finland[4] Statimg f1.pngStatimg m2.png n.a. 4 n.a 37
  #: 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 Väinämöinen.

Sources: [2] [3] [5] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Elias Lönnrot: Kalevala (1835)
  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. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
  5. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
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