At a Glance: Name: Helsinki – 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
Phonetic: HEL-sing-kee IPA: /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.
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