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Pages in category "Estonian masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 256 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Estonian feminine given names (169 P) M. Estonian masculine given names (256 P) This page was last edited on 5 March 2023, at 08:19 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Pages in category "Estonian feminine given names" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Estonian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 392 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
Eha is an Estonian feminine given name from the Estonian language word eha, meaning "dusk" and "twilight", and is occasionally a diminutive of the name Ehala. [1]As of 1 January 2021, 2,294 women in Estonia have the first name Eha, making it the 67th most popular female name in the country.
Leida is a predominantly Estonian feminine given name. As of 1 January 2021, 1,050 women in Estonia have the first name Leida, making it the 176th most popular female name in the country. [2] The name is most common in the 80+ age group, and most commonly found in Viljandi County, where 19.59 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name. [2]
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).