Finnish
Etymology
From varma (“sure, certain, confident”) at the end of the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrmɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rmɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrmɑ
- Syllabification(key): Var‧ma
- Hyphenation(key): Var‧ma
Proper noun
Varma (rare)
- a female given name
- a male given name
2015, Raija Oranen, Hirmuinen mies, Teos, →ISBN, page 34:— Mitä sinä naurat? Anna valpastui, työnsi puurolautasen sivuun ja alkoi siistiä pojan leukaa ja poskia.
— Sitä vain, kun panivat sille yhdelle samaan aikaan syntyneelle nimeksi Kai. Paasikivi mylvähti uuden naurunpuuskan. — Minä sanoin, että minun poikani ei ole kai Paasikivi, vaan Varma Paasikivi.- — What are you laughing at? Anna grew vigilant, pushed the plate of porridge aside and began to clean the boy's jaw and cheeks.
— I just meant that they named one of the ones born around the same time Kai. Paasikivi bellowed into another laugh. — I told you that my son isn't kai (“probably”) Paasikivi, but Varma Paasikivi.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the nickname
Usage notes
- The given name was officially defined as female in 1947.
Declension
| Inflection of Varma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Varma
|
Varmat
|
| genitive
|
Varman
|
Varmojen
|
| partitive
|
Varmaa
|
Varmoja
|
| illative
|
Varmaan
|
Varmoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Varma
|
Varmat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Varma
|
Varmat
|
| gen.
|
Varman
|
| genitive
|
Varman
|
Varmojen
Varmain rare
|
| partitive
|
Varmaa
|
Varmoja
|
| inessive
|
Varmassa
|
Varmoissa
|
| elative
|
Varmasta
|
Varmoista
|
| illative
|
Varmaan
|
Varmoihin
|
| adessive
|
Varmalla
|
Varmoilla
|
| ablative
|
Varmalta
|
Varmoilta
|
| allative
|
Varmalle
|
Varmoille
|
| essive
|
Varmana
|
Varmoina
|
| translative
|
Varmaksi
|
Varmoiksi
|
| abessive
|
Varmatta
|
Varmoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Varmoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Varmani
|
Varmani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Varmani
|
Varmani
|
| gen.
|
Varmani
|
| genitive
|
Varmani
|
Varmojeni
Varmaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Varmaani
|
Varmojani
|
| inessive
|
Varmassani
|
Varmoissani
|
| elative
|
Varmastani
|
Varmoistani
|
| illative
|
Varmaani
|
Varmoihini
|
| adessive
|
Varmallani
|
Varmoillani
|
| ablative
|
Varmaltani
|
Varmoiltani
|
| allative
|
Varmalleni
|
Varmoilleni
|
| essive
|
Varmanani
|
Varmoinani
|
| translative
|
Varmakseni
|
Varmoikseni
|
| abessive
|
Varmattani
|
Varmoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Varmoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Varmasi
|
Varmasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Varmasi
|
Varmasi
|
| gen.
|
Varmasi
|
| genitive
|
Varmasi
|
Varmojesi
Varmaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
Varmaasi
|
Varmojasi
|
| inessive
|
Varmassasi
|
Varmoissasi
|
| elative
|
Varmastasi
|
Varmoistasi
|
| illative
|
Varmaasi
|
Varmoihisi
|
| adessive
|
Varmallasi
|
Varmoillasi
|
| ablative
|
Varmaltasi
|
Varmoiltasi
|
| allative
|
Varmallesi
|
Varmoillesi
|
| essive
|
Varmanasi
|
Varmoinasi
|
| translative
|
Varmaksesi
|
Varmoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Varmattasi
|
Varmoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Varmoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Varmamme
|
Varmamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Varmamme
|
Varmamme
|
| gen.
|
Varmamme
|
| genitive
|
Varmamme
|
Varmojemme
Varmaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Varmaamme
|
Varmojamme
|
| inessive
|
Varmassamme
|
Varmoissamme
|
| elative
|
Varmastamme
|
Varmoistamme
|
| illative
|
Varmaamme
|
Varmoihimme
|
| adessive
|
Varmallamme
|
Varmoillamme
|
| ablative
|
Varmaltamme
|
Varmoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Varmallemme
|
Varmoillemme
|
| essive
|
Varmanamme
|
Varmoinamme
|
| translative
|
Varmaksemme
|
Varmoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Varmattamme
|
Varmoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Varmoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Varmanne
|
Varmanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Varmanne
|
Varmanne
|
| gen.
|
Varmanne
|
| genitive
|
Varmanne
|
Varmojenne
Varmainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Varmaanne
|
Varmojanne
|
| inessive
|
Varmassanne
|
Varmoissanne
|
| elative
|
Varmastanne
|
Varmoistanne
|
| illative
|
Varmaanne
|
Varmoihinne
|
| adessive
|
Varmallanne
|
Varmoillanne
|
| ablative
|
Varmaltanne
|
Varmoiltanne
|
| allative
|
Varmallenne
|
Varmoillenne
|
| essive
|
Varmananne
|
Varmoinanne
|
| translative
|
Varmaksenne
|
Varmoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Varmattanne
|
Varmoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Varmoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Varmansa
|
Varmansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Varmansa
|
Varmansa
|
| gen.
|
Varmansa
|
| genitive
|
Varmansa
|
Varmojensa
Varmainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Varmaansa
|
Varmojaan
Varmojansa
|
| inessive
|
Varmassaan
Varmassansa
|
Varmoissaan
Varmoissansa
|
| elative
|
Varmastaan
Varmastansa
|
Varmoistaan
Varmoistansa
|
| illative
|
Varmaansa
|
Varmoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Varmallaan
Varmallansa
|
Varmoillaan
Varmoillansa
|
| ablative
|
Varmaltaan
Varmaltansa
|
Varmoiltaan
Varmoiltansa
|
| allative
|
Varmalleen
Varmallensa
|
Varmoilleen
Varmoillensa
|
| essive
|
Varmanaan
Varmanansa
|
Varmoinaan
Varmoinansa
|
| translative
|
Varmakseen
Varmaksensa
|
Varmoikseen
Varmoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Varmattaan
Varmattansa
|
Varmoittaan
Varmoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Varmoineen
Varmoinensa
|
|
Statistics
- The given name Varma belongs to 28 male individuals (and as a middle name to 25 more), and also belongs to 19 female individuals (and as a middle name to 20 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Varma belongs to 37 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.