Tuulikki: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tuulikki – Meaning: root likely from Finnish 'tuuli' (wind); name of a forest goddess in the Kalevala – Origin: Finnish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: TOO-lik-kee


Tuulikki is a Finnish girl's name meaning “root likely from Finnish 'tuuli' (wind); name of a forest goddess in the Kalevala”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Tuulikki

Meaning: Root likely from Finnish 'tuuli' (wind); name of a forest goddess in the Kalevala.

Origin: Finnish.

A common claim: Tuulikki means 'wind spirit', a Finnish wind goddess Actually: Tuulikki is depicted in the Kalevala as a forest goddess who watches over game animals, not a wind deity -- though her name likely does derive from 'tuuli' (wind).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Tuulikki

Phonetic: TOO-lik-kee   IPA: /ˈtuːlikːi/

Popularity of Tuulikki

Tuulikki 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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