Taavetti
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Vernacular form of biblical Daavid (“David”). The places are named for David of Thessalonika, a saint.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtɑːʋetːi/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ːʋe̞t̪ːi]
Rhymes: -ɑːʋetːi
Syllabification(key): Taa‧vet‧ti
Hyphenation(key): Taa‧vet‧ti
=== Proper noun ===
Taavetti
a male given name; much more common as a middle name
1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 9 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
a village in South Karelia, Finland
a fortress in South Karelia, Finland
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
(given names) Taavi, Tatu
(surnames) Taavitsainen
==== Statistics ====
Taavetti is the 1013th (tied with 5 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 103 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,701 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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