etunimillä

Etunimillä is a Finnish linguistic term referring to the plural adessive form of the noun etunimi, which means given name or first name. In ordinary language, etunimillä translates roughly to “on/with the given names” when used in a sentence, and it denotes the set of multiple given names associated with a person or a group.

Grammatically, etunimillä is a case form used to indicate location, means, or association in plural. It is produced from the base etunimi in its plural form and is used in contexts where several given names are involved, for example when discussing multiple given names in lists, databases, or linguistic analyses. As a standard part of Finnish morphology, it contrasts with etunimi (singular, nominative) and etunimet (plural, nominative).

In usage, etunimillä often appears in formal, descriptive, or bibliographic contexts rather than in everyday speech. It is common in discussions of naming conventions, personal data notations, or linguistic studies that distinguish between first names and surnames. Finnish naming practices frequently include multiple given names, and the corresponding grammatical forms (such as etunimillä) help attach statements to that set of names.

Relation to related terms includes etunimi (given name), etunimet (given names, plural), and sukunimi (surname). The term highlights how Finnish inflection handles plural, case-based references to names without needing to list each name individually. See also: etunimi, etunimet, sukunimi, nimeäminen.