At a Glance
- Meaning
- Settlement founded by people from Sweden's Hälsingland region
- Origin
- Swedish
- Pronunciation
- HEL-sing-kee
Helsinki is a Swedish name meaning “settlement founded by people from Sweden's Hälsingland region”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Helsinki
Meaning: Settlement founded by people from Sweden's Hälsingland region.
Origin: Swedish.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Helsinki
HEL-sing-keeIPA /ˈhɛlsɪŋki/
Popularity of Helsinki
Helsinki doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Helsinki
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