Salli

See also: salli and sälli

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlːi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːi
• Syllabification^(key): Sal‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): Sal‧li

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Sally in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Salli

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Salli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Salli	Sallit
genitive		Sallin	Sallien
partitive		Sallia	Salleja
illative		Salliin	Salleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Salli	Sallit
accusative	nom.	Salli	Sallit
	gen.	Sallin
genitive		Sallin	Sallien
partitive		Sallia	Salleja
inessive		Sallissa	Salleissa
elative		Sallista	Salleista
illative		Salliin	Salleihin
adessive		Sallilla	Salleilla
ablative		Sallilta	Salleilta
allative		Sallille	Salleille
essive		Sallina	Salleina
translative		Salliksi	Salleiksi
abessive		Sallitta	Salleitta
instructive		—	Sallein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sallini Sallini accusative nom. Sallini Sallini gen. Sallini genitive Sallini Sallieni partitive Salliani Sallejani inessive Sallissani Salleissani elative Sallistani Salleistani illative Salliini Salleihini adessive Sallillani Salleillani ablative Salliltani Salleiltani allative Sallilleni Salleilleni essive Sallinani Salleinani translative Sallikseni Salleikseni abessive Sallittani Salleittani instructive — — comitative — Salleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sallisi Sallisi accusative nom. Sallisi Sallisi gen. Sallisi genitive Sallisi Salliesi partitive Salliasi Sallejasi inessive Sallissasi Salleissasi elative Sallistasi Salleistasi illative Salliisi Salleihisi adessive Sallillasi Salleillasi ablative Salliltasi Salleiltasi allative Sallillesi Salleillesi essive Sallinasi Salleinasi translative Salliksesi Salleiksesi abessive Sallittasi Salleittasi instructive — — comitative — Salleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sallimme Sallimme accusative nom. Sallimme Sallimme gen. Sallimme genitive Sallimme Salliemme partitive Salliamme Sallejamme inessive Sallissamme Salleissamme elative Sallistamme Salleistamme illative Salliimme Salleihimme adessive Sallillamme Salleillamme ablative Salliltamme Salleiltamme allative Sallillemme Salleillemme essive Sallinamme Salleinamme translative Salliksemme Salleiksemme abessive Sallittamme Salleittamme instructive — — comitative — Salleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sallinne Sallinne accusative nom. Sallinne Sallinne gen. Sallinne genitive Sallinne Sallienne partitive Sallianne Sallejanne inessive Sallissanne Salleissanne elative Sallistanne Salleistanne illative Salliinne Salleihinne adessive Sallillanne Salleillanne ablative Salliltanne Salleiltanne allative Sallillenne Salleillenne essive Sallinanne Salleinanne translative Salliksenne Salleiksenne abessive Sallittanne Salleittanne instructive — — comitative — Salleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sallinsa Sallinsa accusative nom. Sallinsa Sallinsa gen. Sallinsa genitive Sallinsa Salliensa partitive Salliaan Salliansa Sallejaan Sallejansa inessive Sallissaan Sallissansa Salleissaan Salleissansa elative Sallistaan Sallistansa Salleistaan Salleistansa illative Salliinsa Salleihinsa adessive Sallillaan Sallillansa Salleillaan Salleillansa ablative Salliltaan Salliltansa Salleiltaan Salleiltansa allative Sallilleen Sallillensa Salleilleen Salleillensa essive Sallinaan Sallinansa Salleinaan Salleinansa translative Sallikseen Salliksensa Salleikseen Salleiksensa abessive Sallittaan Sallittansa Salleittaan Salleittansa instructive — — comitative — Salleineen Salleinensa

Statistics

• Salli is the 343^rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,329 female individuals (and as a middle name to 337 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

From the Germanic (Middle Low German) given name Salle, Salla.

Proper noun

Salli

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Salli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Salli	Sallit
genitive		Sallin	Sallien
partitive		Sallia	Salleja
illative		Salliin	Salleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Salli	Sallit
accusative	nom.	Salli	Sallit
	gen.	Sallin
genitive		Sallin	Sallien
partitive		Sallia	Salleja
inessive		Sallissa	Salleissa
elative		Sallista	Salleista
illative		Salliin	Salleihin
adessive		Sallilla	Salleilla
ablative		Sallilta	Salleilta
allative		Sallille	Salleille
essive		Sallina	Salleina
translative		Salliksi	Salleiksi
abessive		Sallitta	Salleitta
instructive		—	Sallein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sallini Sallini accusative nom. Sallini Sallini gen. Sallini genitive Sallini Sallieni partitive Salliani Sallejani inessive Sallissani Salleissani elative Sallistani Salleistani illative Salliini Salleihini adessive Sallillani Salleillani ablative Salliltani Salleiltani allative Sallilleni Salleilleni essive Sallinani Salleinani translative Sallikseni Salleikseni abessive Sallittani Salleittani instructive — — comitative — Salleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sallisi Sallisi accusative nom. Sallisi Sallisi gen. Sallisi genitive Sallisi Salliesi partitive Salliasi Sallejasi inessive Sallissasi Salleissasi elative Sallistasi Salleistasi illative Salliisi Salleihisi adessive Sallillasi Salleillasi ablative Salliltasi Salleiltasi allative Sallillesi Salleillesi essive Sallinasi Salleinasi translative Salliksesi Salleiksesi abessive Sallittasi Salleittasi instructive — — comitative — Salleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sallimme Sallimme accusative nom. Sallimme Sallimme gen. Sallimme genitive Sallimme Salliemme partitive Salliamme Sallejamme inessive Sallissamme Salleissamme elative Sallistamme Salleistamme illative Salliimme Salleihimme adessive Sallillamme Salleillamme ablative Salliltamme Salleiltamme allative Sallillemme Salleillemme essive Sallinamme Salleinamme translative Salliksemme Salleiksemme abessive Sallittamme Salleittamme instructive — — comitative — Salleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sallinne Sallinne accusative nom. Sallinne Sallinne gen. Sallinne genitive Sallinne Sallienne partitive Sallianne Sallejanne inessive Sallissanne Salleissanne elative Sallistanne Salleistanne illative Salliinne Salleihinne adessive Sallillanne Salleillanne ablative Salliltanne Salleiltanne allative Sallillenne Salleillenne essive Sallinanne Salleinanne translative Salliksenne Salleiksenne abessive Sallittanne Salleittanne instructive — — comitative — Salleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sallinsa Sallinsa accusative nom. Sallinsa Sallinsa gen. Sallinsa genitive Sallinsa Salliensa partitive Salliaan Salliansa Sallejaan Sallejansa inessive Sallissaan Sallissansa Salleissaan Salleissansa elative Sallistaan Sallistansa Salleistaan Salleistansa illative Salliinsa Salleihinsa adessive Sallillaan Sallillansa Salleillaan Salleillansa ablative Salliltaan Salliltansa Salleiltaan Salleiltansa allative Sallilleen Sallillensa Salleilleen Salleillensa essive Sallinaan Sallinansa Salleinaan Salleinansa translative Sallikseen Salliksensa Salleikseen Salleiksensa abessive Sallittaan Sallittansa Salleittaan Salleittansa instructive — — comitative — Salleineen Salleinensa

Derived terms

• Sallila
• Sallinen

Statistics

• Salli is the 2607^th (tied with 9 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 305 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• silla