Estonian women's names: list. Beautiful Estonian names for girls

Estonia is a country located in the north-east of Europe, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The neighboring countries are Russia, Latvia, Finland, Sweden. The population of the country is multinational: there, in addition to Estonians, live Russians and Ukrainians, Belarusians and Finns. Multinationality as a factor influenced the existing Estonian female names. Therefore, it is not surprising that some names have an unconventional sound for Estonia, although some of them have been converted to Estonian in the course of history.

A bit of history

Like all other names, Estonian women's names have changed at different historical stages. After the spread of the Christian faith in Estonia, many began to call children by the Catholic calendar. Hence, many names appeared in everyday life, which in their root had religious meanings. By the way, they are still used. Some names in their origin are artificial, and the second ones are generally taken from the epic (From the "Kalevala" Aino's name came out). Now the process of assigning names is largely influenced by Russians living in Estonia - their percentage, in comparison with the indigenous population, is still great.

Beautiful Estonian women's names are not uncommon, and they can include simple, easily remembered names, and rarely meet with the original sound.

The specificity of names in Estonia

Variability of names in history only grows with time. This is influenced by differences in the spelling of some names. The fashion of the last time is double names. Since the country tends more towards the West than to the east, the names "international" are introduced into circulation, which would be easily perceived by Europeans. However, it can not be said that the residents are changing themselves: old female Estonian names are still loved and heard (for example, Maria, Laura). Some old names inevitably faded into the past, although they were once very popular - for example, the name Christina. At the beginning of the twentieth century. Popular female names were Linda, Hilda, Salma and Olga, but they are now too exhausted themselves and are rare.

What is always the priority?

What beautiful Estonian names for girls exist:

• Annika - in translation means "grace"
• Laura - originally interpreted as "crowned with laurel"
• Sofia - took the meaning of "wisdom" from the ancient Greek language. This name is in the lead by the frequency of references, besides, it is "old-timer"
• Alice - a name that is one of the forms of the name Alice, is translated as "noble". The second most popular! In 2014, girls were named "Alice" 74 times. The name is truly aristocratic
• Brigitte - interpreted as "dignity"
• Kirke is a word that, according to some, is included in the section "Estonian female names" from religion: "kirche" means a temple. Now it is translated into Russian as "Sunday"
• Lisette - diminutive and caressing form from "Elizabeth"
• The name Emma has an entertaining multivariate history of origin. According to some judgments, it is German, and means "whole", "universal". Others believe that it is of Jewish origin, meaning "God is with us." The next version is a name originally Latin and is translated only as "precious", "spiritual". There are frantic supporters of the fact that Emma's name has Arabic roots and is translated as "true", "reliable". It is also believed that this name describes a very proud girl. It ranks 8th-9th in popularity in Estonia. So, for example, in 2014 the name Emma was used for naming newborn girls 55 times. For Estonia - an impressive figure!
• Helena is a rare name for Estonia (meaning "Light"). We can say that it is traditional. To these should be included the name of Janika ("River"). The first name is often attributed to the features of the idealization of the surrounding world, the desire for perfection; And the second, it is believed, forms a real leader from the girl. However, these names were not included in the top-number of the adverbs (according to data for 2014).

To be in a trend or not to be in a trend?

Now the wave of popularity brought to the beach the names of Maria, Sofia and Laura. One would think that the name Maria is given to her daughters by only Russian-speaking parents residing in Estonia, but this is not so. Indigenous Estonians also love it. Equally popular, regardless of the nationality of the inhabitants of the country, is the name Anna.

And how is Europe?

Openness to Europe, as it were, forces Estonians to use English-speaking names. If a foreigner leaves abroad, it is in his interest that his name be understood, recognizable, so that he can be pronounced. For example, a woman wearing the Estonian name Kryyt, is unlikely to feel comfortable in communicating with foreigners.

Where to look?

Data on the frequency of assigning names, if desired, can be found on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia. This is absolutely legal, since from 2000 it publishes press releases on its website, where information on names was submitted every month. Initially, the site could only find out the rarest names that were given to the newborn. Later, they began to publish data on the names that were most often given. The resource is available in three languages: Estonian, Russian and English.

Seeker yes will come

While looking specifically for the seeker (future or real parent, researcher-anthroponym): Does he want to win on recognizing the name of his future child or, conversely, give him the name of an original, rare, but memorable and immediately sinking into the soul of a stranger. Or, as a scientist, he wants to find out why the names that caressed the rumor were changing at one time or another, and what historical conflicts contributed to it.

The history of the origin of each name is long and unrepeatable, it can be untwisted endlessly, like a spiral. Someone stands for modernity, but for someone in the spirit of conservatism. Many believe that any name, especially the old one, bears the stamp of previous eras, and not just a beautiful fusion of harmonious sounds. Based on this, they think that the name can affect the fate of its potential owner. So, they are cautious and do not give the children names of deceased relatives and friends, so that they do not repeat their path or their mistakes.

It's no accident: any name builds a person's consciousness, forming his personality. Therefore, it is so important when choosing a name to take into account its completely individual harmonic, which could have a beneficial effect on the formation of a person, reflected its essence (or laid the future desired foundation) or even served as a protection, a kind of amulet. At this point, who, how and in what he believes.

Some Estonian names are completely unaccustomed to our ear, but from this they do not become less attractive. On the contrary, the northern fairy tale, the echoes of the Scandinavian epic, mystical mysteries and mysteries, a harsh and not all accessible beauty, are blowing from them. Restrained charm of simple but elegant sounds covers the owners of female Estonian names with an invisible fleur, full of nature and riddles, warms interest to them or certainly does not leave them indifferent.