Where does “Sirkka-Liisa” come from?

Sirkka-Liisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Liisa, from Finnish Elisabet, from Swedish Elisabet, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Sirkka-Liisa”, step by step

Sirkka-Liisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Liisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLiisaAlice, the heroine of Lewis Carroll's books
2FinnishElisabetElizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
3SwedishElisabetElizabeth biblical character
4Ancient GreekἘλισάβετElizabeth mother of John the Baptist
5Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
6Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
7Hebrewשמואל
8Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל

via Finnish sirkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsirkkacricket; Synonym of sirkkalehti
2RussianСерге́йSergius
3Ancient GreekΣέργιος
4LatinSergius
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew אֵל
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