Aili

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Aili.

Proper noun

Aili

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Aile

Finnish

Etymology

From Northern Sami Áile (formerly also spelled Aili) first recorded in Lapland in the 17th century, also in the diminutive form Ailitza; possibly an equivalent of English Helga or Alice, or of Norwegian Eili. Taken up by Finnish speakers at the end of the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯li/, [ˈɑ̝i̯li]
• Rhymes: -ɑili
• Syllabification^(key): Ai‧li

Proper noun

Aili

1. a female given name
   • 1887, Matti Kurikka, Aili: Näytelmä viidessä näytöksessä, Wickström ja kumpp, page 71:

     Älkää ymmärtäkö väärin, rouva Hartin, tytärtänne. Aili neiti tarkoittaa vaan hyvää. Eikö teistä itsestännekin tunnu tarpeettomalta valvoa niin älykkään immen käytöstä, kuin Aili on.

     Don't misunderstand your daughter, Mrs. Martin. Miss Aili only means well. Don't you yourself think too that it seems unnecessary to supervise the behavior of such an intelligent virgin maiden like Aili?

   • 1897, Maila Talvio, Aili: romaani, Werner Söderström, page 51:

     Surumielinen, haikea ilme ei väisty hänen kasvoiltaan. Hän on Aili, Kaarilan tytär.

     Her face kept its solemn, gloomy expression. She was Aili, Kaarila's daughter.

Usage notes

• Popular in Finland in early 20th century.

Declension

Inflection of Aili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Aili	Ailit
genitive		Ailin	Ailien
partitive		Ailia	Aileja
illative		Ailiin	Aileihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Aili	Ailit
accusative	nom.	Aili	Ailit
	gen.	Ailin
genitive		Ailin	Ailien
partitive		Ailia	Aileja
inessive		Ailissa	Aileissa
elative		Ailista	Aileista
illative		Ailiin	Aileihin
adessive		Aililla	Aileilla
ablative		Aililta	Aileilta
allative		Ailille	Aileille
essive		Ailina	Aileina
translative		Ailiksi	Aileiksi
abessive		Ailitta	Aileitta
instructive		—	Ailein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Aili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ailini Ailini accusative nom. Ailini Ailini gen. Ailini genitive Ailini Ailieni partitive Ailiani Ailejani inessive Ailissani Aileissani elative Ailistani Aileistani illative Ailiini Aileihini adessive Ailillani Aileillani ablative Aililtani Aileiltani allative Aililleni Aileilleni essive Ailinani Aileinani translative Ailikseni Aileikseni abessive Ailittani Aileittani instructive — — comitative — Aileineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ailisi Ailisi accusative nom. Ailisi Ailisi gen. Ailisi genitive Ailisi Ailiesi partitive Ailiasi Ailejasi inessive Ailissasi Aileissasi elative Ailistasi Aileistasi illative Ailiisi Aileihisi adessive Ailillasi Aileillasi ablative Aililtasi Aileiltasi allative Ailillesi Aileillesi essive Ailinasi Aileinasi translative Ailiksesi Aileiksesi abessive Ailittasi Aileittasi instructive — — comitative — Aileinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ailimme Ailimme accusative nom. Ailimme Ailimme gen. Ailimme genitive Ailimme Ailiemme partitive Ailiamme Ailejamme inessive Ailissamme Aileissamme elative Ailistamme Aileistamme illative Ailiimme Aileihimme adessive Ailillamme Aileillamme ablative Aililtamme Aileiltamme allative Ailillemme Aileillemme essive Ailinamme Aileinamme translative Ailiksemme Aileiksemme abessive Ailittamme Aileittamme instructive — — comitative — Aileinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ailinne Ailinne accusative nom. Ailinne Ailinne gen. Ailinne genitive Ailinne Ailienne partitive Ailianne Ailejanne inessive Ailissanne Aileissanne elative Ailistanne Aileistanne illative Ailiinne Aileihinne adessive Ailillanne Aileillanne ablative Aililtanne Aileiltanne allative Ailillenne Aileillenne essive Ailinanne Aileinanne translative Ailiksenne Aileiksenne abessive Ailittanne Aileittanne instructive — — comitative — Aileinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ailinsa Ailinsa accusative nom. Ailinsa Ailinsa gen. Ailinsa genitive Ailinsa Ailiensa partitive Ailiaan Ailiansa Ailejaan Ailejansa inessive Ailissaan Ailissansa Aileissaan Aileissansa elative Ailistaan Ailistansa Aileistaan Aileistansa illative Ailiinsa Aileihinsa adessive Ailillaan Ailillansa Aileillaan Aileillansa ablative Aililtaan Aililtansa Aileiltaan Aileiltansa allative Aililleen Ailillensa Aileilleen Aileillensa essive Ailinaan Ailinansa Aileinaan Aileinansa translative Ailikseen Ailiksensa Aileikseen Aileiksensa abessive Ailittaan Ailittansa Aileittaan Aileittansa instructive — — comitative — Aileineen Aileinensa

Derived terms

• Ailio

 

Related terms

• Aila

Statistics

• Aili is the 177^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,664 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,998 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.ˈli/

Proper noun

Aili

1. a female given name