Given name · also Karelian

Arsi

Arsi is a masculine given name from Karelian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Arsi comes from Karelian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

In Finnish usage, Arsi developed from Ἀρσένιος.

Arsi’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Arsi developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀρσένιος. In Finnish usage, Arsi has a conventional equivalent in the English form Arsenius.

Walk Arsi’s family in the name graph

ArsiArssiAriArieArjanArsenArjenAdAreAtroArseniusἈρσένιος

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 10

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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People named Arsi

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Ancient Greek

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