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Mielikki
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mielikki
Finnish
Etymology
From the pre-Christian given name element corresponding to modern Finnish fi mieli mind -ikki; also interpreted as fi mielikki favorite. Revived as a given name in the 19th century. Cognate with et Meelike.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Finnish mythology A forest goddess.
1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 14:45-50:
fi Mielikki, metsän emäntä! / Puhas muori, muoto kaunis! / Pane kulta kulkemahan, / Hopea vaeltamahan / Miehen etsivän etehen, / Anelijan askelille! Mielikki, the forest mistress, / Fair of figure, clear-skinned matron! / Set your golden game in motion! / Let your silver come before me / On the pathway of the hunter, / On the footsteps of the seeker.
fi rare _ as a first name fi female
Declension
Mieli kk k ä
Statistics
dvv_20250813 12 312
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