Oiva

See also: oiva

Finnish

Etymology

From oiva (“excellent”). The given name was first used in the 19th century. The surname mostly derives via place names in northern Finland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoi̯ʋɑ/, [ˈo̞i̯ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oiʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Oi‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): Oi‧va

Proper noun

Oiva

1. a male given name
   • 1990, Harri Tapper, Näin syntyvät revontulet, Gummerus, published 2003, →ISBN:

     Tytöt olivat Anna, Aune, Alli ja Aili. Miina näet ei suostunut tytöilleen antamaan muita kuin Aalla alkavia nimiä. Yksi lapsista oli poika. Koska hän Hanneksen mielestä oli oiva, nimeksi pantiin Oiva.

     The girls were named Anna, Aune, Alli and Aili. You see, Miina refused to name her girls anything that didn't start with an A. One of the children was a boy. Hannes thought he was excellent so he was named Oiva.

2. (uncommon) a Finnish surname transferred from the nickname

Declension

Inflection of Oiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Oiva	Oivat
genitive		Oivan	Oivien
partitive		Oivaa	Oivia
illative		Oivaan	Oiviin
		singular	plural
nominative		Oiva	Oivat
accusative	nom.	Oiva	Oivat
	gen.	Oivan
genitive		Oivan	Oivien Oivain rare
partitive		Oivaa	Oivia
inessive		Oivassa	Oivissa
elative		Oivasta	Oivista
illative		Oivaan	Oiviin
adessive		Oivalla	Oivilla
ablative		Oivalta	Oivilta
allative		Oivalle	Oiville
essive		Oivana	Oivina
translative		Oivaksi	Oiviksi
abessive		Oivatta	Oivitta
instructive		—	Oivin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Oiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oivani Oivani accusative nom. Oivani Oivani gen. Oivani genitive Oivani Oivieni Oivaini rare partitive Oivaani Oiviani inessive Oivassani Oivissani elative Oivastani Oivistani illative Oivaani Oiviini adessive Oivallani Oivillani ablative Oivaltani Oiviltani allative Oivalleni Oivilleni essive Oivanani Oivinani translative Oivakseni Oivikseni abessive Oivattani Oivittani instructive — — comitative — Oivineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oivasi Oivasi accusative nom. Oivasi Oivasi gen. Oivasi genitive Oivasi Oiviesi Oivaisi rare partitive Oivaasi Oiviasi inessive Oivassasi Oivissasi elative Oivastasi Oivistasi illative Oivaasi Oiviisi adessive Oivallasi Oivillasi ablative Oivaltasi Oiviltasi allative Oivallesi Oivillesi essive Oivanasi Oivinasi translative Oivaksesi Oiviksesi abessive Oivattasi Oivittasi instructive — — comitative — Oivinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oivamme Oivamme accusative nom. Oivamme Oivamme gen. Oivamme genitive Oivamme Oiviemme Oivaimme rare partitive Oivaamme Oiviamme inessive Oivassamme Oivissamme elative Oivastamme Oivistamme illative Oivaamme Oiviimme adessive Oivallamme Oivillamme ablative Oivaltamme Oiviltamme allative Oivallemme Oivillemme essive Oivanamme Oivinamme translative Oivaksemme Oiviksemme abessive Oivattamme Oivittamme instructive — — comitative — Oivinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oivanne Oivanne accusative nom. Oivanne Oivanne gen. Oivanne genitive Oivanne Oivienne Oivainne rare partitive Oivaanne Oivianne inessive Oivassanne Oivissanne elative Oivastanne Oivistanne illative Oivaanne Oiviinne adessive Oivallanne Oivillanne ablative Oivaltanne Oiviltanne allative Oivallenne Oivillenne essive Oivananne Oivinanne translative Oivaksenne Oiviksenne abessive Oivattanne Oivittanne instructive — — comitative — Oivinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Oivansa Oivansa accusative nom. Oivansa Oivansa gen. Oivansa genitive Oivansa Oiviensa Oivainsa rare partitive Oivaansa Oiviaan Oiviansa inessive Oivassaan Oivassansa Oivissaan Oivissansa elative Oivastaan Oivastansa Oivistaan Oivistansa illative Oivaansa Oiviinsa adessive Oivallaan Oivallansa Oivillaan Oivillansa ablative Oivaltaan Oivaltansa Oiviltaan Oiviltansa allative Oivalleen Oivallensa Oivilleen Oivillensa essive Oivanaan Oivanansa Oivinaan Oivinansa translative Oivakseen Oivaksensa Oivikseen Oiviksensa abessive Oivattaan Oivattansa Oivittaan Oivittansa instructive — — comitative — Oivineen Oivinensa

Derived terms

• Oivio
• Oivo

Statistics

• Oiva is the 154^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,091 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,735 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Oiva belongs to 156 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• aivo, avio, ovia