Finnish
Etymology
19th century creation from rauha (“peace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯hɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝u̯ɦɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑuhɑ
- Syllabification(key): Rau‧ha
- Hyphenation(key): Rau‧ha
Proper noun
Rauha
- a female given name
- 1985 Heimo Hyttinen, Kannaksen kasvatti, Tampere: Lehtitoimisto Hyttinen, →ISBN, pages 77, 85:
―Vai niin. Sen nimi on kuulema Rauha, tuumi Liisa.
―Ai Rauha. No rauhaa tääl tarvitaakii. Saa nähä mitä saa aikaseks, rauhal ku on hyvät asseet.
( - - - )
―Sinä voit sinutella minua, minä olen Rauha. Eikös olekkin hassu nimi?
Muistin mitä olimme jo Liisan kanssa rouvan nimestä puhuneet ja tunsin kuin jotain lämmintä olisi noussut kasvoilleni.
―Miust se on kaunis nim, sitä nimmee on usja mies huulillaa höpist.
Rouva katsoi minua ihmeissään.
―Kuinka niin?
―No, sottaa on olt jo niin kaua aikaa, kyl siint rauhast on usja haastant ja usja sitä toivont.- ―I see. Her name's apparently Rauha, Liisa pondered.
―Oh Rauha? Well peace is just what we need. We'll see what she can do, as peace has good weapons.
( - - - )
―You can just call me 'you', I'm Rauha. Funny name, isn't it?
I recalled what we had talked about the name with Liisa and I felt something warm rise up to my face.
―I think it's a pretty name, something many a man has uttered before.
The lady looked at me confused.
―What do you mean?
―Well, the war's been raging for so long that many have been talking about and hoping for peace.
1984, Eira Stenberg, Paratiisin vangit, Tammi, →ISBN, page 35:―Onko sinusta mukava olla Sisko?
En ollut varma tarkoittiko hän Siskoa vai siskoa.
―En tiedä.
―Tiedätkö minkä nimen minä olisin halunnut saada? hän kysyi.
―Rauha. Rauha minä olisin halunnut olla.- ―Would you like to be a Sisko?
I wasn't sure if that meant Sisko or sisko (“sister”).
―I don't know.
―Do you know what name I would've liked to have? she asked.
―Rauha. Rauha is what I wanted to be called.
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Rauha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Rauha
|
Rauhat
|
| genitive
|
Rauhan
|
Rauhojen
|
| partitive
|
Rauhaa
|
Rauhoja
|
| illative
|
Rauhaan
|
Rauhoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Rauha
|
Rauhat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rauha
|
Rauhat
|
| gen.
|
Rauhan
|
| genitive
|
Rauhan
|
Rauhojen
Rauhain rare
|
| partitive
|
Rauhaa
|
Rauhoja
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| inessive
|
Rauhassa
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Rauhoissa
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| elative
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Rauhasta
|
Rauhoista
|
| illative
|
Rauhaan
|
Rauhoihin
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| adessive
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Rauhalla
|
Rauhoilla
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| ablative
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Rauhalta
|
Rauhoilta
|
| allative
|
Rauhalle
|
Rauhoille
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| essive
|
Rauhana
|
Rauhoina
|
| translative
|
Rauhaksi
|
Rauhoiksi
|
| abessive
|
Rauhatta
|
Rauhoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Rauhoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Rauhani
|
Rauhani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rauhani
|
Rauhani
|
| gen.
|
Rauhani
|
| genitive
|
Rauhani
|
Rauhojeni
Rauhaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Rauhaani
|
Rauhojani
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| inessive
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Rauhassani
|
Rauhoissani
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| elative
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Rauhastani
|
Rauhoistani
|
| illative
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Rauhaani
|
Rauhoihini
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| adessive
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Rauhallani
|
Rauhoillani
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| ablative
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Rauhaltani
|
Rauhoiltani
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| allative
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Rauhalleni
|
Rauhoilleni
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| essive
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Rauhanani
|
Rauhoinani
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| translative
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Rauhakseni
|
Rauhoikseni
|
| abessive
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Rauhattani
|
Rauhoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rauhoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Rauhasi
|
Rauhasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rauhasi
|
Rauhasi
|
| gen.
|
Rauhasi
|
| genitive
|
Rauhasi
|
Rauhojesi
Rauhaisi rare
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| partitive
|
Rauhaasi
|
Rauhojasi
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| inessive
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Rauhassasi
|
Rauhoissasi
|
| elative
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Rauhastasi
|
Rauhoistasi
|
| illative
|
Rauhaasi
|
Rauhoihisi
|
| adessive
|
Rauhallasi
|
Rauhoillasi
|
| ablative
|
Rauhaltasi
|
Rauhoiltasi
|
| allative
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Rauhallesi
|
Rauhoillesi
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| essive
|
Rauhanasi
|
Rauhoinasi
|
| translative
|
Rauhaksesi
|
Rauhoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Rauhattasi
|
Rauhoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rauhoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Rauhamme
|
Rauhamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rauhamme
|
Rauhamme
|
| gen.
|
Rauhamme
|
| genitive
|
Rauhamme
|
Rauhojemme
Rauhaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Rauhaamme
|
Rauhojamme
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| inessive
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Rauhassamme
|
Rauhoissamme
|
| elative
|
Rauhastamme
|
Rauhoistamme
|
| illative
|
Rauhaamme
|
Rauhoihimme
|
| adessive
|
Rauhallamme
|
Rauhoillamme
|
| ablative
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Rauhaltamme
|
Rauhoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Rauhallemme
|
Rauhoillemme
|
| essive
|
Rauhanamme
|
Rauhoinamme
|
| translative
|
Rauhaksemme
|
Rauhoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Rauhattamme
|
Rauhoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rauhoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Rauhanne
|
Rauhanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rauhanne
|
Rauhanne
|
| gen.
|
Rauhanne
|
| genitive
|
Rauhanne
|
Rauhojenne
Rauhainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Rauhaanne
|
Rauhojanne
|
| inessive
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Rauhassanne
|
Rauhoissanne
|
| elative
|
Rauhastanne
|
Rauhoistanne
|
| illative
|
Rauhaanne
|
Rauhoihinne
|
| adessive
|
Rauhallanne
|
Rauhoillanne
|
| ablative
|
Rauhaltanne
|
Rauhoiltanne
|
| allative
|
Rauhallenne
|
Rauhoillenne
|
| essive
|
Rauhananne
|
Rauhoinanne
|
| translative
|
Rauhaksenne
|
Rauhoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Rauhattanne
|
Rauhoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rauhoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Rauhansa
|
Rauhansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rauhansa
|
Rauhansa
|
| gen.
|
Rauhansa
|
| genitive
|
Rauhansa
|
Rauhojensa
Rauhainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Rauhaansa
|
Rauhojaan
Rauhojansa
|
| inessive
|
Rauhassaan
Rauhassansa
|
Rauhoissaan
Rauhoissansa
|
| elative
|
Rauhastaan
Rauhastansa
|
Rauhoistaan
Rauhoistansa
|
| illative
|
Rauhaansa
|
Rauhoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Rauhallaan
Rauhallansa
|
Rauhoillaan
Rauhoillansa
|
| ablative
|
Rauhaltaan
Rauhaltansa
|
Rauhoiltaan
Rauhoiltansa
|
| allative
|
Rauhalleen
Rauhallensa
|
Rauhoilleen
Rauhoillensa
|
| essive
|
Rauhanaan
Rauhanansa
|
Rauhoinaan
Rauhoinansa
|
| translative
|
Rauhakseen
Rauhaksensa
|
Rauhoikseen
Rauhoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Rauhattaan
Rauhattansa
|
Rauhoittaan
Rauhoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rauhoineen
Rauhoinensa
|
|
Statistics
- Rauha is the 238th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,292 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,353 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Rauha belongs to 143 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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