Finnish
Etymology
Diminutive of Aleksanteri and Santeri, with formal given name status since the end of the 20th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑntːu/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝n̪t̪ːu]
- Rhymes: -ɑntːu
- Syllabification(key): Sant‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): Sant‧tu
Proper noun
Santtu
- a male given name
Declension
| Inflection of Santtu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
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| nominative
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Santtu
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Santut
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| genitive
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Santun
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Santtujen
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| partitive
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Santtua
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Santtuja
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| illative
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Santtuun
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Santtuihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Santtu
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Santut
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| accusative
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nom.
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Santtu
|
Santut
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| gen.
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Santun
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| genitive
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Santun
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Santtujen
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| partitive
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Santtua
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Santtuja
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| inessive
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Santussa
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Santuissa
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| elative
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Santusta
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Santuista
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| illative
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Santtuun
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Santtuihin
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| adessive
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Santulla
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Santuilla
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| ablative
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Santulta
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Santuilta
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| allative
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Santulle
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Santuille
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| essive
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Santtuna
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Santtuina
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| translative
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Santuksi
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Santuiksi
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| abessive
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Santutta
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Santuitta
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| instructive
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—
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Santuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Santtuni
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Santtuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Santtuni
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Santtuni
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| gen.
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Santtuni
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| genitive
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Santtuni
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Santtujeni
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| partitive
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Santtuani
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Santtujani
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| inessive
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Santussani
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Santuissani
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| elative
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Santustani
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Santuistani
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| illative
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Santtuuni
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Santtuihini
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| adessive
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Santullani
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Santuillani
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| ablative
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Santultani
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Santuiltani
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| allative
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Santulleni
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Santuilleni
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| essive
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Santtunani
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Santtuinani
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| translative
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Santukseni
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Santuikseni
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| abessive
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Santuttani
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Santuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Santtuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Santtusi
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Santtusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Santtusi
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Santtusi
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| gen.
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Santtusi
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| genitive
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Santtusi
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Santtujesi
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| partitive
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Santtuasi
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Santtujasi
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| inessive
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Santussasi
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Santuissasi
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| elative
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Santustasi
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Santuistasi
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| illative
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Santtuusi
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Santtuihisi
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| adessive
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Santullasi
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Santuillasi
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| ablative
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Santultasi
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Santuiltasi
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| allative
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Santullesi
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Santuillesi
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| essive
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Santtunasi
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Santtuinasi
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| translative
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Santuksesi
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Santuiksesi
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| abessive
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Santuttasi
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Santuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Santtuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Santtumme
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Santtumme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Santtumme
|
Santtumme
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| gen.
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Santtumme
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| genitive
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Santtumme
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Santtujemme
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| partitive
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Santtuamme
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Santtujamme
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| inessive
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Santussamme
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Santuissamme
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| elative
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Santustamme
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Santuistamme
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| illative
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Santtuumme
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Santtuihimme
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| adessive
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Santullamme
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Santuillamme
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| ablative
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Santultamme
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Santuiltamme
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| allative
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Santullemme
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Santuillemme
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| essive
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Santtunamme
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Santtuinamme
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| translative
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Santuksemme
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Santuiksemme
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| abessive
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Santuttamme
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Santuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Santtuinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Santtunne
|
Santtunne
|
| accusative
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nom.
|
Santtunne
|
Santtunne
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| gen.
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Santtunne
|
| genitive
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Santtunne
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Santtujenne
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| partitive
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Santtuanne
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Santtujanne
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| inessive
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Santussanne
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Santuissanne
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| elative
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Santustanne
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Santuistanne
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| illative
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Santtuunne
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Santtuihinne
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| adessive
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Santullanne
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Santuillanne
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| ablative
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Santultanne
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Santuiltanne
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| allative
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Santullenne
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Santuillenne
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| essive
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Santtunanne
|
Santtuinanne
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| translative
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Santuksenne
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Santuiksenne
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| abessive
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Santuttanne
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Santuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Santtuinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Santtunsa
|
Santtunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Santtunsa
|
Santtunsa
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| gen.
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Santtunsa
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| genitive
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Santtunsa
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Santtujensa
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| partitive
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Santtuaan
Santtuansa
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Santtujaan
Santtujansa
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| inessive
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Santussaan
Santussansa
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Santuissaan
Santuissansa
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| elative
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Santustaan
Santustansa
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Santuistaan
Santuistansa
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| illative
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Santtuunsa
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Santtuihinsa
|
| adessive
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Santullaan
Santullansa
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Santuillaan
Santuillansa
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| ablative
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Santultaan
Santultansa
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Santuiltaan
Santuiltansa
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| allative
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Santulleen
Santullensa
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Santuilleen
Santuillensa
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| essive
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Santtunaan
Santtunansa
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Santtuinaan
Santtuinansa
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| translative
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Santukseen
Santuksensa
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Santuikseen
Santuiksensa
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| abessive
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Santuttaan
Santuttansa
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Santuittaan
Santuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Santtuineen
Santtuinensa
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Statistics
- Santtu is the 219th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,551 male individuals (and as a middle name to 325 more), and also belongs to 12 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.