Given name

Piritta

Piritta is a feminine given name from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Piritta comes from Swedish.

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How it developed

From Swedish Birgitta.

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Piritta’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Piritta has a diminutive in Pirkko. In Finnish usage, Piritta has a conventional equivalent in the German form Brigitte. In Finnish usage, Piritta was borrowed from the Swedish form Birgitta.

Walk Piritta’s family in the name graph

PirittaPirkkoBrigitteBrigittaBirgitBrigidaBirgittaBrigitaBirgitteBrygidaPirjoBirgittPiritaBrígidaBrec'hed

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

People named Piritta

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German

Pirkkala

Pirkkala is a surname, possibly from Swedish, ultimately from Middle Low German. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Priita

Priita is a feminine given name from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Paasivirta

Paasivirta is a surname from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Pirinen

Pirinen is a surname, possibly from Russian, ultimately from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Piirainen

Piirainen is a surname, possibly from Russian, ultimately from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Pynttäri

Pynttäri is a surname, possibly from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Putila

Putila is a surname from Old Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Potila

Potila is a surname from Old Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Sibling ideas

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