Outi

Finnish

Etymology

Karelian form of Russian Авдо́тья (Avdótʹja), vernacular form of the saint's name Евдо́кия (Jevdókija), ultimately from Ancient Greek εὐδοκία (eudokía, “goodwill, kindness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈou̯ti/, [ˈo̞u̯t̪i]
• Rhymes: -outi
• Syllabification^(key): Ou‧ti

Proper noun

Outi

1. a female given name
   • 1840, Kanteletar:2:149 Kauro ei tule tupahan:

     Oi on Outi, sikkoseni!
     Ken se tuo tulevi tuolta?

   • 1990, Alli Hellström, Ja kuumat kivet putosivat, →ISBN, pages 20–21:

     Vasta vuosia myöhemmin Outia nimensä kiinnosti. Outin koulun vaiheilla tapasi köpitellä vanha lehtori Korpi, joka mielellään jäi juttelemaan lasten kanssa. Erikoisesti vanhassa lehtorissa lapsia kiinnosti se, että hän osasi kertoa lapsille heidän nimiensä merkityksen. Outikin uskalsi lopulta henkäistä hänelle nimensä:
     —Outi Allinoora.
     Lapset puhkesivat räkättävään nauruun. Vanhus tirkisteli Outia hetken lasiensa takaa.
     —Outo, outo, huusivat lapset ja nauroivat.
     —Ei, vaan hyväntahtoinen, Outi on hyväntahtoinen, selitti lehtori.

     Only years later did Outi get fascinated by her name. While still in school, the old lecturer Korpi still walked around those parts and would often stop to chat with children. They were particularly fascinated with how he could tell them what their names meant. Outi too one day gathered her courage to ask him about her name:
     —Outi Allinoora.
     The other children burst into a racket. The old man peeked at Outi for a moment behind his glasses.
     —outo (“strange”), outo (“strange”), the children yelled and laughed.
     —No, benevolent, Outi is benevolent, the lecturer explained.

Declension

Inflection of Outi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Outi	Outit
genitive		Outin	Outien
partitive		Outia	Outeja
illative		Outiin	Outeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Outi	Outit
accusative	nom.	Outi	Outit
	gen.	Outin
genitive		Outin	Outien
partitive		Outia	Outeja
inessive		Outissa	Outeissa
elative		Outista	Outeista
illative		Outiin	Outeihin
adessive		Outilla	Outeilla
ablative		Outilta	Outeilta
allative		Outille	Outeille
essive		Outina	Outeina
translative		Outiksi	Outeiksi
abessive		Outitta	Outeitta
instructive		—	Outein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Outi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Outini Outini accusative nom. Outini Outini gen. Outini genitive Outini Outieni partitive Outiani Outejani inessive Outissani Outeissani elative Outistani Outeistani illative Outiini Outeihini adessive Outillani Outeillani ablative Outiltani Outeiltani allative Outilleni Outeilleni essive Outinani Outeinani translative Outikseni Outeikseni abessive Outittani Outeittani instructive — — comitative — Outeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Outisi Outisi accusative nom. Outisi Outisi gen. Outisi genitive Outisi Outiesi partitive Outiasi Outejasi inessive Outissasi Outeissasi elative Outistasi Outeistasi illative Outiisi Outeihisi adessive Outillasi Outeillasi ablative Outiltasi Outeiltasi allative Outillesi Outeillesi essive Outinasi Outeinasi translative Outiksesi Outeiksesi abessive Outittasi Outeittasi instructive — — comitative — Outeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Outimme Outimme accusative nom. Outimme Outimme gen. Outimme genitive Outimme Outiemme partitive Outiamme Outejamme inessive Outissamme Outeissamme elative Outistamme Outeistamme illative Outiimme Outeihimme adessive Outillamme Outeillamme ablative Outiltamme Outeiltamme allative Outillemme Outeillemme essive Outinamme Outeinamme translative Outiksemme Outeiksemme abessive Outittamme Outeittamme instructive — — comitative — Outeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Outinne Outinne accusative nom. Outinne Outinne gen. Outinne genitive Outinne Outienne partitive Outianne Outejanne inessive Outissanne Outeissanne elative Outistanne Outeistanne illative Outiinne Outeihinne adessive Outillanne Outeillanne ablative Outiltanne Outeiltanne allative Outillenne Outeillenne essive Outinanne Outeinanne translative Outiksenne Outeiksenne abessive Outittanne Outeittanne instructive — — comitative — Outeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Outinsa Outinsa accusative nom. Outinsa Outinsa gen. Outinsa genitive Outinsa Outiensa partitive Outiaan Outiansa Outejaan Outejansa inessive Outissaan Outissansa Outeissaan Outeissansa elative Outistaan Outistansa Outeistaan Outeistansa illative Outiinsa Outeihinsa adessive Outillaan Outillansa Outeillaan Outeillansa ablative Outiltaan Outiltansa Outeiltaan Outeiltansa allative Outilleen Outillensa Outeilleen Outeillensa essive Outinaan Outinansa Outeinaan Outeinansa translative Outikseen Outiksensa Outeikseen Outeiksensa abessive Outittaan Outittansa Outeittaan Outeittansa instructive — — comitative — Outeineen Outeinensa

Statistics

• Outi is the 83^rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,161 female individuals (and as a middle name to 906 more), and also belongs to 8 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Uoti