Soini

== English == === Proper noun === Soini A municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland. ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish Sven (compare Swedish Sven, Norwegian Svein, Danish Svend). The name of the South Ostrobothnian town derives from a farm name, in turn from the given name/surname. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoi̯ni/, [ˈs̠o̞i̯ni] Rhymes: -oini Syllabification(key): Soi‧ni Hyphenation(key): Soi‧ni === Proper noun === Soini (uncountable) Soini (a municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland) (Finnic mythology) a giant, son of Kaleva, in Finnish mythology (now rare) a male given name a Finnish surname transferred from the given name ==== Declension ==== (municipality): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Soini" is Soinissa. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (surnames) Soininen, Suikkanen ==== Descendants ==== → English: Soini → Swedish: Soini → Chinese: 索伊尼 (Suǒyī'ní) (transliteration) ==== Statistics ==== Soini is the 674th (tied with 3 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 241 male individuals (and as a middle name to 122 more), and also belongs to 15 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. Soini is the 371st most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,185 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === Siion, isoin, isoni, osiin, sioin