Ilmari

From ilma (“air”) +‎ -ri. Adopted in the 19th century as a given name shortened from Ilmarinen, the skillful smith in the Kalevala.

• IPA^(key): /ˈilmɑri/, [ˈilmɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ilmɑri
• Hyphenation^(key): Il‧ma‧ri

Ilmari

1. a male given name
   • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1989 by Keith Bosley) 18:650-654:

     Ohoh lasta lampahutta! / Menet seppo Ilmarille, / Vaahtiotsalle varaksi, / Sepon hurstin huuhtojaksi, / Sepon pään pesettimeksi!

     Ah, child, lamb! You will / marry the smith Ilmari / to care for a frothy-brow / to rinse out a smith's burlap / to be a smith's head-washer!

   • 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1, WSOY, published 1965, page 159:

     Muu väki oikeastaan pitikin välittömästä Ilmarista. Aino-neiti sen sijaan olikin jo lapsena hillitty. Lapset olivat todella saaneet suomalaiset nimet, vieläpä Kalevalasta. Tyttöä sanottiin kuitenkin Aniksi.

     The rest of the people did actually like of the natural Ilmari. Miss Aino on the other hand was always reserved, even as a child. The children had gotten very Finnish names, straight from the Kalevala. The girl was usually called Ani, however.

   • 2005, Irja Sinivaara, Onni täällä, Tammi, →ISBN, page 29:

     Hei, mikä Aston toinen nimi on?
     Ilmari.
     Ihme nimi, Asto Ilmari.
     Ihme mies. Ilmari on myös Martin toinen nimi.
     Sairasta.
     Ei ole. On sellainen tapa. Pojille annetaan isän nimi, ja tytöille äidin nimi. Sun nimi on Mia Orvokki.

     Hey, what's Asto's second name?
     Ilmari.
     What a name, Asto Ilmari.
     What a man. Ilmari is Martti's second name too.
     That's sick.
     No it's not. It's a custom. Boys get their fathers' name and girls their mothers' name. Your name is Mia Orvokki.

• Ilmo
• Ilma
• Ilmi

• Estonian: Ilmar
• Latvian: Ilmārs

• Ilmari is the 234^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,240 male individuals (and as a middle name to 67,179 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 15 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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