Given name

Virva

“will-o'-the-wisp”

Virva is a feminine given name from Finnish. It is used in Finnish.

Original FinnishVirvatuli

Meaning & origin

What it means

Virva goes back to a word meaning “will-o'-the-wisp.”

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Where it comes from

Virva comes from Finnish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Virva’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Virva is a shortened form of Virvatuli.

Walk Virva’s family in the name graph

VirvaVirvatuli

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

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“grain”

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Veteli

“watery”

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Wirkola

“alert, brisk”

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Huhta

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Ranta

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Kirppu

Kirppu is a surname from Finnish. It is used in English and Finnish.

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Torikka

Torikka is a surname from Finnish. It is used in English and Finnish.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Virva’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A sister for Virva