The story behind Salme
Borrowed from Estonian Salme in the late 19th century.
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈsɑlme/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈs̠ɑ̝lme̞]
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Names Similar to Salme
Virve
Borrowed from Estonian Virve. Cognate to Virpi.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sadie
Borrowed from English Sadie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sage
* As an English and French surname, from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant. Compare…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sanne
Borrowed from West Frisian Sanne.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Saoirse
Borrowed from Irish Saoirse, from saoirse (“freedom”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Saskie
Borrowed from Dutch Saskia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Salme
Pirita
From Estonian Pirit, from the same origin as, and now a variant of, Piritta.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sulevi
Borrowed from Estonian Sulev, by folk etymology understood as a long form of Finnish Sulo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Tiia
From Estonian Tiia, akin to Tea (equivalents of English Dorothy).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Salme
Georg
From Danish, Estonian, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Georg, from Latin Geōrgius. The slang sense is from Spiders Georg.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Pirita
From Estonian Pirit, from the same origin as, and now a variant of, Piritta.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Tarvo
20th century loan from Estonian Tarvo, also explained as a form of archaic Finnish tarvas (“wild ox”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length