I’ve always loved names with two of the same vowel in a row (often found in Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and Greenlandic). I’ll feature more of these names in a future post, but for now, I’m focusing on names starting with two of the same vowel in a row.
Unisex:
Aajunnguaq means “dear older sibling” in Greenlandic.
Iimaan is the Somali form of Iman.
Ooquna is Greenlandic.
Uukkarnit means “calved ice” in Inuktitut.
Male:
Aabraham is Finnish. An alternate form is Aapo.
Aadam is Estonian.
Aadolf is Finnish, with alternate forms Aatu and Aatto. The lattermost also means “evening before, eve.”
Aage is the modern Norwegian and Danish form of Áki, an Old Norse nickname for names with the element Anu (father, ancestor).
Aali means “sublime, lofty, high” in Arabic.
Aamir is a variant of Amir (prince, commander). When rendered ‘Aamir, it means “substantial, prosperous.”
Aapeli is the Finnish form of Abel, which derives from the Hebrew Hevel (breath).
Aarne is the Finnish form of Arne, which originally was an Old Norse nickname for names starting in Arn (eagle).
Aaron is the English form of the Hebrew Aharon, which possibly means “exalted” or “high mountain.” Other sources suggest it’s more likely of unknown Egyptian origins.
Aarti is a Hindi and Marathi name taken from a ritual where candle and lamp offerings are made to deities, from Sanskrit aratrika. The Tamil form is Aarthi.
Aatami is the Finnish form of Adam.
Aatos means “thought” in Finnish.
Eeli is the Finnish form of Eli.
Eelis is the Finnish form of Elijah.
Eemeli is the Finnish form of Emil.
Eenokki is the Finnish form of Enoch.
Eerik is the Finnish form of Eric. Alternate forms are Eerikki and Eero.
Eetu is the Finnish form of Edward.
Iiggiti, or Iigiti, means “oak,” from Ancient Scandinavian eik. The name is Greenlandic.
Iikkila means “how sweet you are” in Greenlandic.
Iiku is the Finnish form of Igor.
Iisaja is the Greenlandic form of Isaiah.
Iisakki is the Finnish form of Isaac (he will laugh). Nicknames include Iikka and Iiro.
Iissát is the Sami form of Isaac.
Iivanni is the Greenlandic form of John.
Iivari is the Finnish form of Ivar.
Oochalata is Cherokee.
Ooqi is Greenlandic.
Uugi is the Greenlandic form of Áki. Another form is Ûge.
Uula is the Finnish form of Ola, a Swedish and Norwegian nickname for Olaf (ancestor’s descendant), and a nickname for Uljas (proud, gallant, noble, valiant). Another form is Oola.
Uularik is the Greenlandic form of Ulrich (prosperity and power). Another form is Uulorik.
Uuli is a Greenlandic form of Olaf. Another form is Uuluffi.
Uuloffi is a rare Finnish form of Olaf.
Uumaaq is a modern Greenlandic form of Ûmâk (green, fresh).
Uuno possibly means “one” in Finnish, from Latin unus, or is a male form of Una. It’s very rare today, owing to becoming an insult meaning “dumb, stupid.”
Uuttuaq is Greenlandic.
Female:
Aalis is the Medieval French form of Alice.
Aaliyah is the feminine form of Aali. As anyone who doesn’t live under a rock knows, it got really popular and trendy thanks to the late singer Aaliyah Haughton.
Aamina, or Aaminah, is an alternative form of the Arabic Amina (feel safe).
Aamu means “morning” in Finnish.
Aava means “open, wide” in Finnish.
Eedit is the Estonian and Finnish form of Edith.
Eelisi is a Greenlandic form of Elizabeth.
Eerika is the Finnish form of Erica.
Eeva is the Finnish form of Eva. An alternate form is Eevi.
Iida, Iitu, and Iita are Finnish forms of Ida (labour, work). Sami forms are Iidá and Iiddá.
Iidaliisa is a rare Finnish name.
Iines is the Finnish form of Agnes (chaste; lamb).
Iingili is the Greenlandic form of Ingrid.
Iingka is the Greenlandic form of Inga.
Iintariina is the Greenlandic form of Henrietta.
Iiris is the Estonian and Finnish form of Iris (rainbow). A Finnish varation is Iiri.
Iisimaleq is Greenlandic.
Iista is the Greenlandic form of Esther. Another form is Eersta.
Oona, or Oonagh, is an alternate form of the Irish Úna (possibly meaning “lamb”). The first spelling is also Finnish. Its most famous bearer was Charles Chaplin’s fourth wife, Oona O’Neill, daughter of famous playwright Eugene. Their marriage was far and away Charles’s happiest and most successful, in spite of the 36-year age difference.
Uularikka is the Greenlandic form of Ulrika.
Uulina is a Greenlandic feminine form of Olaf.
Uullat is the Greenlandic form of Olga.
Uuriintuya means “light of dawn” in Mongolian.
