Unisex Given Names - Finnish

Finnish

Finnish law bans giving "female child a male name and male child a female name" among other restrictions. Some ambiguous names do exist, which have been given to children of both sexes. A partial list includes: Airut, Hami, Vilka, Ille, Seri, Soma, Kullero, Ervi, Nilla, Eelia, Noe, Essa, Dara, Lumo, Aali, Ellis, Juno, Kaiho, Eedi, Reita, Venni, Karo, Noa, Jessi, Mitja, Sassa, Asla, Eka, Eeti, Oma, Juno, Mille, Miska, Dana, Ilo, Ensi, Ellis, Lahja, Emili, Niki, Peeta, Niika, Kaari, Noel, Sani, Ariel, Mietti, Eeti, Helle, Aalo, Lei, Nevin, Nikola, Sana, Sire, Eeri, Sävel, Soini, Aala, Muisto, Vanja, Jo, Aale, Hani, Eedi, Lemmi, Mara, Heine, Marin, Aleksa, Nikita, Rani, Alvi, Sasa, Orla, Ami, Rene, Heile, Reine, Kara, Sirius, Hille, Ara, Margo, Marjus, Karli, Helgi, Essa, Vendi, Ila, Sasha, Tiera, Varma, Toive, Veini.

Many of these names are rare, foreign or neologism, established names tend to be strongly sex-specific. Notably, a class of names that are derived from nature can be often used for either sex, for example: Aalto (wave), Halla (frost), Lumi (snow), Paju (willow), Ruska (fall colors), and Valo (light). Similarly, there are some (sometimes archaic) adjectives which carry no strong gender connotations, like Kaino (timid), Vieno (calm) or Lahja (a gift).