Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed in early 20th century from German Hannele, a pet form of Johanna. The play Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann was translated into Finnish in 1918.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑnːele/, [ˈhɑ̝nːe̞le̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑnːele
- Syllabification(key): Han‧ne‧le
- Hyphenation(key): Han‧ne‧le
Proper noun
Hannele
- a female given name
- 1918 Eino Kalima, Hannele, WSOY (translation of Gerhart Hauptmann's Hanneles Himmelfahrt), page 67:
Ah, onpa hän kaunis! Kukas hän on? Matternin Hanneleko? Matternin Hannele? Sitä en usko.- Oh, how beautiful is she! Who is she? Hannele Mattern? Hannele Mattern? I cannot believe that.
1988, Tytti Seessalo, Mutku, Arthouse, →ISBN, page 141:―Äiti! tuhahdan ja se ärtyilee miksen voi sanoa sitä "Hanneleksi", mutta mä en voi. Hanneleita on maailma piukassa, mutta mulla on vaan yks äiti, mamma. Mä olen joskus kellinyt mun äidin vatsassa ja muut Hannelet saa olla miten lystää.- ―Mom! I snort out and she replies annoyedly why I cannot call her "Hannele, but I can't. The world is full of Hanneles, but I've only got one mom. I had at one time been in her womb and the other Hanneles can live their own lives.
Usage notes
- Popular in Finland from the 1950s to the 1970s, particularly as a middle name.
Declension
| Inflection of Hannele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
|
| nominative
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Hannele
|
Hannelet
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| genitive
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Hannelen
|
Hannelejen
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| partitive
|
Hannelea
|
Hanneleja
|
| illative
|
Hanneleen
|
Hanneleihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Hannele
|
Hannelet
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Hannele
|
Hannelet
|
| gen.
|
Hannelen
|
| genitive
|
Hannelen
|
Hannelejen
Hannelein rare
|
| partitive
|
Hannelea
|
Hanneleja
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| inessive
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Hannelessa
|
Hanneleissa
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| elative
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Hannelesta
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Hanneleista
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| illative
|
Hanneleen
|
Hanneleihin
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| adessive
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Hannelella
|
Hanneleilla
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| ablative
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Hannelelta
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Hanneleilta
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| allative
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Hannelelle
|
Hanneleille
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| essive
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Hannelena
|
Hanneleina
|
| translative
|
Hanneleksi
|
Hanneleiksi
|
| abessive
|
Hanneletta
|
Hanneleitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Hannelein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Hanneleni
|
Hanneleni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Hanneleni
|
Hanneleni
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| gen.
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Hanneleni
|
| genitive
|
Hanneleni
|
Hannelejeni
Hanneleini rare
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| partitive
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Hanneleani
|
Hannelejani
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| inessive
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Hannelessani
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Hanneleissani
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| elative
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Hannelestani
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Hanneleistani
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| illative
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Hanneleeni
|
Hanneleihini
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| adessive
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Hannelellani
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Hanneleillani
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| ablative
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Hanneleltani
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Hanneleiltani
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| allative
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Hannelelleni
|
Hanneleilleni
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| essive
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Hannelenani
|
Hanneleinani
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| translative
|
Hannelekseni
|
Hanneleikseni
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| abessive
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Hannelettani
|
Hanneleittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Hanneleineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Hannelesi
|
Hannelesi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Hannelesi
|
Hannelesi
|
| gen.
|
Hannelesi
|
| genitive
|
Hannelesi
|
Hannelejesi
Hanneleisi rare
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| partitive
|
Hanneleasi
|
Hannelejasi
|
| inessive
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Hannelessasi
|
Hanneleissasi
|
| elative
|
Hannelestasi
|
Hanneleistasi
|
| illative
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Hanneleesi
|
Hanneleihisi
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| adessive
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Hannelellasi
|
Hanneleillasi
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| ablative
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Hanneleltasi
|
Hanneleiltasi
|
| allative
|
Hannelellesi
|
Hanneleillesi
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| essive
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Hannelenasi
|
Hanneleinasi
|
| translative
|
Hanneleksesi
|
Hanneleiksesi
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| abessive
|
Hannelettasi
|
Hanneleittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Hanneleinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Hannelemme
|
Hannelemme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Hannelemme
|
Hannelemme
|
| gen.
|
Hannelemme
|
| genitive
|
Hannelemme
|
Hannelejemme
Hanneleimme rare
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| partitive
|
Hanneleamme
|
Hannelejamme
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| inessive
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Hannelessamme
|
Hanneleissamme
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| elative
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Hannelestamme
|
Hanneleistamme
|
| illative
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Hanneleemme
|
Hanneleihimme
|
| adessive
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Hannelellamme
|
Hanneleillamme
|
| ablative
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Hanneleltamme
|
Hanneleiltamme
|
| allative
|
Hannelellemme
|
Hanneleillemme
|
| essive
|
Hannelenamme
|
Hanneleinamme
|
| translative
|
Hanneleksemme
|
Hanneleiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Hannelettamme
|
Hanneleittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Hanneleinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Hannelenne
|
Hannelenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Hannelenne
|
Hannelenne
|
| gen.
|
Hannelenne
|
| genitive
|
Hannelenne
|
Hannelejenne
Hanneleinne rare
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| partitive
|
Hanneleanne
|
Hannelejanne
|
| inessive
|
Hannelessanne
|
Hanneleissanne
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| elative
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Hannelestanne
|
Hanneleistanne
|
| illative
|
Hanneleenne
|
Hanneleihinne
|
| adessive
|
Hannelellanne
|
Hanneleillanne
|
| ablative
|
Hanneleltanne
|
Hanneleiltanne
|
| allative
|
Hannelellenne
|
Hanneleillenne
|
| essive
|
Hannelenanne
|
Hanneleinanne
|
| translative
|
Hanneleksenne
|
Hanneleiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Hannelettanne
|
Hanneleittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Hanneleinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Hannelensa
|
Hannelensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Hannelensa
|
Hannelensa
|
| gen.
|
Hannelensa
|
| genitive
|
Hannelensa
|
Hannelejensa
Hanneleinsa rare
|
| partitive
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Hanneleaan
Hanneleansa
|
Hannelejaan
Hannelejansa
|
| inessive
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Hannelessaan
Hannelessansa
|
Hanneleissaan
Hanneleissansa
|
| elative
|
Hannelestaan
Hannelestansa
|
Hanneleistaan
Hanneleistansa
|
| illative
|
Hanneleensa
|
Hanneleihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Hannelellaan
Hannelellansa
|
Hanneleillaan
Hanneleillansa
|
| ablative
|
Hanneleltaan
Hanneleltansa
|
Hanneleiltaan
Hanneleiltansa
|
| allative
|
Hannelelleen
Hannelellensa
|
Hanneleilleen
Hanneleillensa
|
| essive
|
Hannelenaan
Hannelenansa
|
Hanneleinaan
Hanneleinansa
|
| translative
|
Hannelekseen
Hanneleksensa
|
Hanneleikseen
Hanneleiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Hannelettaan
Hannelettansa
|
Hanneleittaan
Hanneleittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Hanneleineen
Hanneleinensa
|
|
Statistics
- Hannele is the 169th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,842 female individuals (and as a middle name to 81,910 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.