Aapeli

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical Abel or Aabel, from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːpeli/, [ˈɑ̝ːpe̞li]
• Rhymes: -ɑːpeli
• Syllabification^(key): Aa‧pe‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): Aa‧pe‧li

Proper noun

Aapeli

1. a male given name
   • 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 2 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):

     Niinpä he, Kissalan Aapelin puhaltaissa, likenivät koulumiehiä, laulain seuraavalla tavalla:

     Up they marched to the scholars, singing to the tootling of Aapeli Kissala's clarinet:

Declension

Inflection of Aapeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Aapeli	Aapelit
genitive		Aapelin	Aapelien Aapeleiden Aapeleitten
partitive		Aapelia	Aapeleita Aapeleja
illative		Aapeliin	Aapeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Aapeli	Aapelit
accusative	nom.	Aapeli	Aapelit
	gen.	Aapelin
genitive		Aapelin	Aapelien Aapeleiden Aapeleitten
partitive		Aapelia	Aapeleita Aapeleja
inessive		Aapelissa	Aapeleissa
elative		Aapelista	Aapeleista
illative		Aapeliin	Aapeleihin
adessive		Aapelilla	Aapeleilla
ablative		Aapelilta	Aapeleilta
allative		Aapelille	Aapeleille
essive		Aapelina	Aapeleina
translative		Aapeliksi	Aapeleiksi
abessive		Aapelitta	Aapeleitta
instructive		—	Aapelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Aapelini Aapelini accusative nom. Aapelini Aapelini gen. Aapelini genitive Aapelini Aapelieni Aapeleideni Aapeleitteni partitive Aapeliani Aapeleitani Aapelejani inessive Aapelissani Aapeleissani elative Aapelistani Aapeleistani illative Aapeliini Aapeleihini adessive Aapelillani Aapeleillani ablative Aapeliltani Aapeleiltani allative Aapelilleni Aapeleilleni essive Aapelinani Aapeleinani translative Aapelikseni Aapeleikseni abessive Aapelittani Aapeleittani instructive — — comitative — Aapeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Aapelisi Aapelisi accusative nom. Aapelisi Aapelisi gen. Aapelisi genitive Aapelisi Aapeliesi Aapeleidesi Aapeleittesi partitive Aapeliasi Aapeleitasi Aapelejasi inessive Aapelissasi Aapeleissasi elative Aapelistasi Aapeleistasi illative Aapeliisi Aapeleihisi adessive Aapelillasi Aapeleillasi ablative Aapeliltasi Aapeleiltasi allative Aapelillesi Aapeleillesi essive Aapelinasi Aapeleinasi translative Aapeliksesi Aapeleiksesi abessive Aapelittasi Aapeleittasi instructive — — comitative — Aapeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Aapelimme Aapelimme accusative nom. Aapelimme Aapelimme gen. Aapelimme genitive Aapelimme Aapeliemme Aapeleidemme Aapeleittemme partitive Aapeliamme Aapeleitamme Aapelejamme inessive Aapelissamme Aapeleissamme elative Aapelistamme Aapeleistamme illative Aapeliimme Aapeleihimme adessive Aapelillamme Aapeleillamme ablative Aapeliltamme Aapeleiltamme allative Aapelillemme Aapeleillemme essive Aapelinamme Aapeleinamme translative Aapeliksemme Aapeleiksemme abessive Aapelittamme Aapeleittamme instructive — — comitative — Aapeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Aapelinne Aapelinne accusative nom. Aapelinne Aapelinne gen. Aapelinne genitive Aapelinne Aapelienne Aapeleidenne Aapeleittenne partitive Aapelianne Aapeleitanne Aapelejanne inessive Aapelissanne Aapeleissanne elative Aapelistanne Aapeleistanne illative Aapeliinne Aapeleihinne adessive Aapelillanne Aapeleillanne ablative Aapeliltanne Aapeleiltanne allative Aapelillenne Aapeleillenne essive Aapelinanne Aapeleinanne translative Aapeliksenne Aapeleiksenne abessive Aapelittanne Aapeleittanne instructive — — comitative — Aapeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Aapelinsa Aapelinsa accusative nom. Aapelinsa Aapelinsa gen. Aapelinsa genitive Aapelinsa Aapeliensa Aapeleidensa Aapeleittensa partitive Aapeliaan Aapeliansa Aapeleitaan Aapelejaan Aapeleitansa Aapelejansa inessive Aapelissaan Aapelissansa Aapeleissaan Aapeleissansa elative Aapelistaan Aapelistansa Aapeleistaan Aapeleistansa illative Aapeliinsa Aapeleihinsa adessive Aapelillaan Aapelillansa Aapeleillaan Aapeleillansa ablative Aapeliltaan Aapeliltansa Aapeleiltaan Aapeleiltansa allative Aapelilleen Aapelillensa Aapeleilleen Aapeleillensa essive Aapelinaan Aapelinansa Aapeleinaan Aapeleinansa translative Aapelikseen Aapeliksensa Aapeleikseen Aapeleiksensa abessive Aapelittaan Aapelittansa Aapeleittaan Aapeleittansa instructive — — comitative — Aapeleineen Aapeleinensa

Statistics

• Aapeli is the 453^rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 555 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,903 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• peilaa