Altti

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular form of Albert (via syncope from Alpertti) and Swedish Algot. By folk etymology also associated with altis (“ready, helpful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑltːi/, [ˈɑ̝l̪t̪ːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑltːi
• Syllabification^(key): Alt‧ti
• Hyphenation^(key): Alt‧ti

Proper noun

Altti

1. a male given name
2. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Altti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)
nominative		Altti	Altit
genitive		Altin	Alttien
partitive		Alttia	Altteja
illative		Alttiin	Altteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Altti	Altit
accusative	nom.	Altti	Altit
	gen.	Altin
genitive		Altin	Alttien
partitive		Alttia	Altteja
inessive		Altissa	Alteissa
elative		Altista	Alteista
illative		Alttiin	Altteihin
adessive		Altilla	Alteilla
ablative		Altilta	Alteilta
allative		Altille	Alteille
essive		Alttina	Altteina
translative		Altiksi	Alteiksi
abessive		Altitta	Alteitta
instructive		—	Altein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Altti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alttini Alttini accusative nom. Alttini Alttini gen. Alttini genitive Alttini Alttieni partitive Alttiani Alttejani inessive Altissani Alteissani elative Altistani Alteistani illative Alttiini Altteihini adessive Altillani Alteillani ablative Altiltani Alteiltani allative Altilleni Alteilleni essive Alttinani Altteinani translative Altikseni Alteikseni abessive Altittani Alteittani instructive — — comitative — Altteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alttisi Alttisi accusative nom. Alttisi Alttisi gen. Alttisi genitive Alttisi Alttiesi partitive Alttiasi Alttejasi inessive Altissasi Alteissasi elative Altistasi Alteistasi illative Alttiisi Altteihisi adessive Altillasi Alteillasi ablative Altiltasi Alteiltasi allative Altillesi Alteillesi essive Alttinasi Altteinasi translative Altiksesi Alteiksesi abessive Altittasi Alteittasi instructive — — comitative — Altteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alttimme Alttimme accusative nom. Alttimme Alttimme gen. Alttimme genitive Alttimme Alttiemme partitive Alttiamme Alttejamme inessive Altissamme Alteissamme elative Altistamme Alteistamme illative Alttiimme Altteihimme adessive Altillamme Alteillamme ablative Altiltamme Alteiltamme allative Altillemme Alteillemme essive Alttinamme Altteinamme translative Altiksemme Alteiksemme abessive Altittamme Alteittamme instructive — — comitative — Altteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alttinne Alttinne accusative nom. Alttinne Alttinne gen. Alttinne genitive Alttinne Alttienne partitive Alttianne Alttejanne inessive Altissanne Alteissanne elative Altistanne Alteistanne illative Alttiinne Altteihinne adessive Altillanne Alteillanne ablative Altiltanne Alteiltanne allative Altillenne Alteillenne essive Alttinanne Altteinanne translative Altiksenne Alteiksenne abessive Altittanne Alteittanne instructive — — comitative — Altteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Alttinsa Alttinsa accusative nom. Alttinsa Alttinsa gen. Alttinsa genitive Alttinsa Alttiensa partitive Alttiaan Alttiansa Alttejaan Alttejansa inessive Altissaan Altissansa Alteissaan Alteissansa elative Altistaan Altistansa Alteistaan Alteistansa illative Alttiinsa Altteihinsa adessive Altillaan Altillansa Alteillaan Alteillansa ablative Altiltaan Altiltansa Alteiltaan Alteiltansa allative Altilleen Altillensa Alteilleen Alteillensa essive Alttinaan Alttinansa Altteinaan Altteinansa translative Altikseen Altiksensa Alteikseen Alteiksensa abessive Altittaan Altittansa Alteittaan Alteittansa instructive — — comitative — Altteineen Altteinensa

Statistics

• Altti is the 410^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 721 male individuals (and as a middle name to 321 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Altti belongs to 73 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• latit, talit, tilat