Hannele

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed in early 20th century from German Hannele, a pet form of Johanna. The play Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann was translated into Finnish in 1918.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑnːele/, [ˈhɑ̝nːe̞le̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnːele
  • Syllabification(key): Han‧ne‧le

Proper noun

Hannele

  1. a female given name
    • 1918 Eino Kalima, Hannele, WSOY (translation of Gerhart Hauptmann's Hanneles Himmelfahrt), page 67:
      Ah, onpa hän kaunis! Kukas hän on? Matternin Hanneleko? Matternin Hannele? Sitä en usko.
      Oh, how beautiful is she! Who is she? Hannele Mattern? Hannele Mattern? I cannot believe that.
    • 1988, Tytti Seessalo, Mutku, Arthouse, →ISBN, page 141:
      ―Äiti! tuhahdan ja se ärtyilee miksen voi sanoa sitä "Hanneleksi", mutta mä en voi. Hanneleita on maailma piukassa, mutta mulla on vaan yks äiti, mamma. Mä olen joskus kellinyt mun äidin vatsassa ja muut Hannelet saa olla miten lystää.
      ―Mom! I snort out and she replies annoyedly why I cannot call her "Hannele, but I can't. The world is full of Hanneles, but I've only got one mom. I had at one time been in her womb and the other Hanneles can live their own lives.

Usage notes
  • Popular in Finland from the 1950s to the 1970s, particularly as a middle name.

Declension
Inflection of Hannele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Hannele Hannelet
genitive Hannelen Hannelejen
partitive Hannelea Hanneleja
illative Hanneleen Hanneleihin
singular plural
nominative Hannele Hannelet
accusative nom. Hannele Hannelet
gen. Hannelen
genitive Hannelen Hannelejen
Hanneleinrare
partitive Hannelea Hanneleja
inessive Hannelessa Hanneleissa
elative Hannelesta Hanneleista
illative Hanneleen Hanneleihin
adessive Hannelella Hanneleilla
ablative Hannelelta Hanneleilta
allative Hannelelle Hanneleille
essive Hannelena Hanneleina
translative Hanneleksi Hanneleiksi
abessive Hanneletta Hanneleitta
instructive — Hannelein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hannele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hanneleni Hanneleni
accusative nom. Hanneleni Hanneleni
gen. Hanneleni
genitive Hanneleni Hannelejeni
Hanneleinirare
partitive Hanneleani Hannelejani
inessive Hannelessani Hanneleissani
elative Hannelestani Hanneleistani
illative Hanneleeni Hanneleihini
adessive Hannelellani Hanneleillani
ablative Hanneleltani Hanneleiltani
allative Hannelelleni Hanneleilleni
essive Hannelenani Hanneleinani
translative Hannelekseni Hanneleikseni
abessive Hannelettani Hanneleittani
instructive — —
comitative — Hanneleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hannelesi Hannelesi
accusative nom. Hannelesi Hannelesi
gen. Hannelesi
genitive Hannelesi Hannelejesi
Hanneleisirare
partitive Hanneleasi Hannelejasi
inessive Hannelessasi Hanneleissasi
elative Hannelestasi Hanneleistasi
illative Hanneleesi Hanneleihisi
adessive Hannelellasi Hanneleillasi
ablative Hanneleltasi Hanneleiltasi
allative Hannelellesi Hanneleillesi
essive Hannelenasi Hanneleinasi
translative Hanneleksesi Hanneleiksesi
abessive Hannelettasi Hanneleittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Hanneleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hannelemme Hannelemme
accusative nom. Hannelemme Hannelemme
gen. Hannelemme
genitive Hannelemme Hannelejemme
Hanneleimmerare
partitive Hanneleamme Hannelejamme
inessive Hannelessamme Hanneleissamme
elative Hannelestamme Hanneleistamme
illative Hanneleemme Hanneleihimme
adessive Hannelellamme Hanneleillamme
ablative Hanneleltamme Hanneleiltamme
allative Hannelellemme Hanneleillemme
essive Hannelenamme Hanneleinamme
translative Hanneleksemme Hanneleiksemme
abessive Hannelettamme Hanneleittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Hanneleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hannelenne Hannelenne
accusative nom. Hannelenne Hannelenne
gen. Hannelenne
genitive Hannelenne Hannelejenne
Hanneleinnerare
partitive Hanneleanne Hannelejanne
inessive Hannelessanne Hanneleissanne
elative Hannelestanne Hanneleistanne
illative Hanneleenne Hanneleihinne
adessive Hannelellanne Hanneleillanne
ablative Hanneleltanne Hanneleiltanne
allative Hannelellenne Hanneleillenne
essive Hannelenanne Hanneleinanne
translative Hanneleksenne Hanneleiksenne
abessive Hannelettanne Hanneleittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Hanneleinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Hannelensa Hannelensa
accusative nom. Hannelensa Hannelensa
gen. Hannelensa
genitive Hannelensa Hannelejensa
Hanneleinsarare
partitive Hanneleaan
Hanneleansa		 Hannelejaan
Hannelejansa
inessive Hannelessaan
Hannelessansa		 Hanneleissaan
Hanneleissansa
elative Hannelestaan
Hannelestansa		 Hanneleistaan
Hanneleistansa
illative Hanneleensa Hanneleihinsa
adessive Hannelellaan
Hannelellansa		 Hanneleillaan
Hanneleillansa
ablative Hanneleltaan
Hanneleltansa		 Hanneleiltaan
Hanneleiltansa
allative Hannelelleen
Hannelellensa		 Hanneleilleen
Hanneleillensa
essive Hannelenaan
Hannelenansa		 Hanneleinaan
Hanneleinansa
translative Hannelekseen
Hanneleksensa		 Hanneleikseen
Hanneleiksensa
abessive Hannelettaan
Hannelettansa		 Hanneleittaan
Hanneleittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Hanneleineen
Hanneleinensa

Statistics
  • Hannele is the 169th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,842 female individuals (and as a middle name to 81,910 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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