Where does “toivenimi” come from?
toivenimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish toive, from Finnish toivoa, from Proto-Finnic toivodak — to hope; to wish.
toivenimi (Finnish): A name given (to a person, a farm, etc.) in the hope that they or it will become like the meaning of the name, e.g. Rauha (for a peaceful, calm person), Kaino (for a demure person) or Tarmo (for a person with vigour or energy); common in the prehistoric times and again from the 19th century onwards
Definitions
- A name given (to a person, a farm, etc.) in the hope that they or it will become like the meaning of the name, e.g. Rauha (for a peaceful, calm person), Kaino (for a demure person) or Tarmo (for a person with vigour or energy); common in the prehistoric times and again from the 19th century onwards
Ancestry of “toivenimi”, step by step
toivenimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.