Old Spellings of Given Names

Spellings of given names found in old church books. Note that the left column is written in Swedish using old rules of spelling. Also be aware of areal and time period differences in name translations from Swedish to Finnish.

Female Names:

Old Manners of Spelling	Modern Spelling in Swedish	Common Translations into Finnish
Agnetha, Agnes	Agneta, Agnes	Aune
Amanda, Manda	Amanda, Manda	Amanda
Aqvilina, Aqu(i)lina, Vilina	Akvilina	Akviliina, Vilina
Augusta, Augustina	Augusta, Augustina	Augusta
Brigita, Brit(h)a	Birgitta, Brita	Riitta, Pirkko, Priit(t)a
Catharina, Catharine, Caisa, Carin, Katrina, Charin	Catarina, Kajsa, Karin, Katrina	Kaarina, Katriina, Katri, Kaisa
Cecilia, Cesilia, Coëcilia, Cæcilia, Cicilia, Sicilia, Sicilja, Sidzla, Sitza	Cecilia	Cecilia, Silja
Charlotta, Lotta	Charlotta, Lotta	Charlotta, Lotta
Christina, Chirstin, Stina, Kristina, Xtina, Kirstin	Kristina, Christina	Kristiina, Kirsti, Stiina, Tiina
Constance, Konstantia, Konstantina	Constance	Konstantia
Dorothea, Dorde	Dorotea	Dorotea
Eleonora, Nora	Eleonora, Nora	Eleonora, Noora
Elisabet, Elisabeth(a), Lisa, Lisbet(a), Elisa, Elise, Elsa, Alisa	Elisabet, Lisa, Lisbet, Elise, Elsa	Liisa, Elisa, Elsa
Emilia, Emeli, Emelie	Emilia	Emilia
Eufrosyne, Euphrosyne, Euprosyne, Euphrosina, Eufrosyna	Eufrosyne	Eufrosyne, Eufrosiina
Gertrud	Gertrud	Kerttu
Hedvig, Hedda, Heda	Hedvig	Hedvig, Heta
Helena, Elin, Elina, Ella, Lena, Helga	Helena, Elin, Lena, Helga	Helena, Elina, Elli, Helga, Leena
Hilda, Hildur	Hilda, Hildur	Hilda
Ingeborg, Inga, Ingred, Ingrid, Ingri, Ingre, Inger	Ingeborg, Inga, Ingrid, Inger	Inka, Inga, Inkeri
Johanna, Hanna	Johanna, Hanna	Johanna, Hanna
Lovisa, Louisa, Luise	Lovisa, Louise	Loviisa
Lucia	Lucia	Lucia, Lusia
Lydia	Lydia	Ly(y)dia, Lyyti, Lyyli
Magdalena, Madlena, Magga, Malin, Lena	Magdalena, Malin, Lena	Magdale(e)na, Maalin, Matleena
Margareta, Margeta, Margreta, Marga, Martha, Märta, Marith, Gret(h)a	Margareta, Marta, Märta, Greta	Marketta, Kreeta, Reet(t)a, Martta, Maarit
Maria, Maja	Maria, Maja	Maria, Maija
Mat(h)ilda, T(h)ilda	Matilda	Matilda, Tilda
Otteliana, Ottiliana, Ottilja		Ottilia, Ottiliana
Ragnhild, Ragnil	Ragnhild	Rauna, Rauni
Rebecka, Becka	Rebecka	Rebekka
Regina, Rigina	Regina	Regina, Rekiina, Rikiina
Sara, Sarah	Sara	Saara
Scholastica, Lastica		Skolastikka, Lastikka
Serafia, Serafina, Serapia	Serafina	Serafia, Serafiina
Sigrid	Sigrid	Siiri
Ulrika, Ulla	Ulrika, Ulla	Ulla, Ulriikka
Valborg	Valborg	Valpuri, Vappu
Wendla, Wendila	Vendla	Venla
Wilhelmina, Mina	Vilhelmina	Vilhelmiina, Miina

Male Names:

Old Manners of Spelling	Modern Spelling in Swedish	Common Translations into Finnish
Abraham, Abrahamus	Abraham	Aabraham, Aapro, Aapo
Achatius, Akatius, Åke	Åke	Akatius, Aake
Adam	Adam	Aadam, Aatami
Adolf, Adolp(us)	Adolf	Adolf, Aatu, Aatto
Albin(us)	Albin	Albin, Alpo
Alexander, Alex	Alexander, Alex	Aleksanteri, Aleksi, Santeri
Ambrosius, Brusi	Ambrosius	Ambrosius, Ambro, Brusi, Prusi
Anders, Andreas	Anders, Andreas	Antti
Anton, Antonius	Anton	Anton, Toni, Tyni
Arvid, Arved	Arvid	Arvi
Bengt, Benedict(us), Bendike	Bengt	Pentti
Benjamin	Benjamin	Benjamin, Penna
Bernhard(us), Bern(d), Bernt, Berent	Bernhard, Bernt	Bernhard
Bertel, Bertil, Bartolomeus	Bertel, Bertil	Perttu, Pertti, Pertteli, Pärtty(li)
Christian(us), Christer, Christofer, Christophorus, Kristian, Krister	Kristian, Christian, Krister, Christer, Kristoffer, Christoffer	Risto, Kristian, Krister
Claus, Claes, Claës, Claudius	Klaus, Klas	Klaus
Clemens, Klemet		Klemetti
Conrad(us), Kort, Kurt	Konrad, Kurt	Konrad, Kurt
Daniel	Daniel	Taneli
David	David	Taavetti, Taavi
Edvard(us)	Edvard	Edvard, Eetu
Em(m)anuel, Im(m)anuel	Emanuel	Emmanuel, Manu, Immo
Eric, Ericus	Erik	Erkki, Eerikki, Eero
Eskil, Escillus, Celsus	Eskil	Esko, Eskeli
Filip, Philippus, Philip	Filip	Filppu, Vilppu, Filpus, Hilppa
Frans, Frantz, Fransiscus	Frans	Frans
Fredrik, Fredrich, Fredrikus	Fredrik	Fredrik
Gabriel	Gabriel	Gabriel, Kaapro, Kaapo
Georg, Georgius, Göran, Jöran, Giöran, Örjan	Georg, Göran, Jöran, Örjan	Yrjö
Grels, Gregor, Gregorius, Greger, Greg	Grels, Greger	Reko, Reijo, Reittu, Riekki
Gustaf, Gustawus, Gösta, Giösta	Gustav, Gösta	Kustaa, Kyösti
Henric(us), Hendric, Hindrich, Henricus	Henrik	Heikki, Henrikki
Isak, Isacus	Isak	Iisak(ki), Iikka
Jacop, Jeppe, Cauppi	Jakob	Jaakko, Kauppi
Jalmar, Hjalmar	Jalmar, Hjalmar	Jalmari
Joakim	Joakim	Joakim, Jaakkima
Job, Hjob, Hiob	Job	Job
Johan, Johannes, John, Jean, Jöns, Ihanus, Hans	Johan, John, Hans	Johannes, Juho, Juhana, Juhani, Hannu
Josef, Joseph(us)	Josef	Joosef, Jooseppi, Juuso
Karl, Karolus	Karl, Carl	Karl, Kalle
Knut, Canutus	Knut	Nuutti, Knut
Lars, Lasse, Laurentius	Lars, Lasse	Lauri, Lassi
Magnus, Mongs, Mons, Måns	Magnus, Måns	Mauno, Maunu
Martin, Martinus, Mårten	Martin, Mårten	Martti
Matts, Mathias, Matteus	Matts, Matias	Matti, Matias
Mauritius, Maurus, Mauria, Moritz	Moritz	Mauri
Michel, Mikael	Mikael	Mikko, Mikael
Nils, Nicolaus, Niklas	Nils, Niklas	Niilo, Niko, Nikki, Niku
Olof, Olav, Olaus	Olof, Olov, Olav	Olli, Olavi, Uoti
Per, Peer, Pehr, Peder, Petter, Petrus, Pelle	Per, Peter, Petter, Petrus, Pelle	Pekka, Pietari, Petteri
Paul, Paulus, Pohl, Påhl, Påfwel	Paul	Paavo, Paavali
Sigfrid	Sigfrid	Sipi, Sippo, Sihvo
Simeon, Simon	Simeon, Simon	Simo, Simuna
Staffan, Staphan, Stefan	Staffan, Stefan	Tahvo, Tahvana, Tapani, Teppo, Teppana
Sven	Sven	Sven, Vänni, Veini
Thomas	Tomas	Tuomas, Tuomo
Timoteus	Timoteus	Timo, Timoteus
Urbanus		Urpo, Paanu
Wilhelm, William	Vilhelm, Villiam	Vilhelm(i), Viljam(i), Ville, Vilho

Source: The article "Etunimet sukututkimuksessa" [Given names in genealogy] written by Sirkka Paikkala and published in Sukutieto 1997:1. © Sirkka Paikkala. Modern spelling in Swedish added.