| I already liked this quiz series a lot, and seeing the Finnish version made me very happy! However, many of these names are very old-fashioned and rare and have been replaced by shorter versions (for example Roopertti-Roope, Jaakoppi-Jaakko, Jooseppi-Juuso, Jaakkima-Joakim), and I think Viljami would be a better/more common translation of William. Eliina is very rare too and more like an alternative version of Elina (which is veeery common and my middle name!).I'm not saying all of these should be changed - this quiz was still lots of fun, and the more old-fashioned versions still exist, although mostly in traditional middle or third names! And the longer names are probably easier to recognize for foreigners. @RichardPowell, you have some good points, but I have to say Seppo isn't short for Jooseppi. Jooseppi comes from Joseph whereas Seppo is an old Finnish first name that originates from the word "seppä" (blacksmith). |