Santeri

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Aleksanteri (“Alexander”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnteri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝n̪t̪e̞ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑnteri
• Syllabification^(key): San‧te‧ri

Proper noun

Santeri

1. a male given name
   • 2008, Niina Hakalahti, Uimataito, Tammi, →ISBN, page 250:

     —No mitä sinä sitten haluat?
     —Jotakin yksinkertaista. Maija, Liisa, Leena. Santerilla on muuten hyvä nimi, mutta se Luca kyllä kaduttaa.

     —So what do you want then?
     —Something plain. Maija, Liisa, Leena. Santeri has an otherwise good name, but I do still regret Luca.

Declension

Inflection of Santeri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Santeri	Santerit
genitive		Santerin	Santerien Santereiden Santereitten
partitive		Santeria	Santereita Santereja
illative		Santeriin	Santereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Santeri	Santerit
accusative	nom.	Santeri	Santerit
	gen.	Santerin
genitive		Santerin	Santerien Santereiden Santereitten
partitive		Santeria	Santereita Santereja
inessive		Santerissa	Santereissa
elative		Santerista	Santereista
illative		Santeriin	Santereihin
adessive		Santerilla	Santereilla
ablative		Santerilta	Santereilta
allative		Santerille	Santereille
essive		Santerina	Santereina
translative		Santeriksi	Santereiksi
abessive		Santeritta	Santereitta
instructive		—	Santerein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Santeri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Santerini Santerini accusative nom. Santerini Santerini gen. Santerini genitive Santerini Santerieni Santereideni Santereitteni partitive Santeriani Santereitani Santerejani inessive Santerissani Santereissani elative Santeristani Santereistani illative Santeriini Santereihini adessive Santerillani Santereillani ablative Santeriltani Santereiltani allative Santerilleni Santereilleni essive Santerinani Santereinani translative Santerikseni Santereikseni abessive Santerittani Santereittani instructive — — comitative — Santereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Santerisi Santerisi accusative nom. Santerisi Santerisi gen. Santerisi genitive Santerisi Santeriesi Santereidesi Santereittesi partitive Santeriasi Santereitasi Santerejasi inessive Santerissasi Santereissasi elative Santeristasi Santereistasi illative Santeriisi Santereihisi adessive Santerillasi Santereillasi ablative Santeriltasi Santereiltasi allative Santerillesi Santereillesi essive Santerinasi Santereinasi translative Santeriksesi Santereiksesi abessive Santerittasi Santereittasi instructive — — comitative — Santereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Santerimme Santerimme accusative nom. Santerimme Santerimme gen. Santerimme genitive Santerimme Santeriemme Santereidemme Santereittemme partitive Santeriamme Santereitamme Santerejamme inessive Santerissamme Santereissamme elative Santeristamme Santereistamme illative Santeriimme Santereihimme adessive Santerillamme Santereillamme ablative Santeriltamme Santereiltamme allative Santerillemme Santereillemme essive Santerinamme Santereinamme translative Santeriksemme Santereiksemme abessive Santerittamme Santereittamme instructive — — comitative — Santereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Santerinne Santerinne accusative nom. Santerinne Santerinne gen. Santerinne genitive Santerinne Santerienne Santereidenne Santereittenne partitive Santerianne Santereitanne Santerejanne inessive Santerissanne Santereissanne elative Santeristanne Santereistanne illative Santeriinne Santereihinne adessive Santerillanne Santereillanne ablative Santeriltanne Santereiltanne allative Santerillenne Santereillenne essive Santerinanne Santereinanne translative Santeriksenne Santereiksenne abessive Santerittanne Santereittanne instructive — — comitative — Santereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Santerinsa Santerinsa accusative nom. Santerinsa Santerinsa gen. Santerinsa genitive Santerinsa Santeriensa Santereidensa Santereittensa partitive Santeriaan Santeriansa Santereitaan Santerejaan Santereitansa Santerejansa inessive Santerissaan Santerissansa Santereissaan Santereissansa elative Santeristaan Santeristansa Santereistaan Santereistansa illative Santeriinsa Santereihinsa adessive Santerillaan Santerillansa Santereillaan Santereillansa ablative Santeriltaan Santeriltansa Santereiltaan Santereiltansa allative Santerilleen Santerillensa Santereilleen Santereillensa essive Santerinaan Santerinansa Santereinaan Santereinansa translative Santerikseen Santeriksensa Santereikseen Santereiksensa abessive Santerittaan Santerittansa Santereittaan Santereittansa instructive — — comitative — Santereineen Santereinensa

Statistics

• Santeri is the 110^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 6,003 male individuals (and as a middle name to 10,640 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• arestin, ratisen, retsina