Kyllikki

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Kyllikki

Say it: KUL-lik-kee

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Meaning

The name of a maiden from the island of Saari in the Kalevala; its origin is uncertain.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Taken from the Kalevala and given in Finland through the 20th century.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Finnish

Famous bearers

Kyllikki, wife of Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala

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Where this comes from

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