Aune

See also: aune, auné, and aúne

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Aune.

Proper noun

Aune

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Age, Agnes, Agne, Ines, Agneta, Neta

Finnish

Etymology

Spoken form, attested since 17th century, of Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ, “pure, chaste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯ne/, [ˈɑ̝u̯ne̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑune
• Syllabification^(key): Au‧ne
• Hyphenation^(key): Au‧ne

Proper noun

Aune

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes
   • 1919, Maila Talvio, “Kurjet”, in Kootut teokset VIII, WSOY, published 1955, page 144:

     Eino-Ilmari tuhri nopeasti näkymättömiin erään nimen, jonka hän oli kirjoittanut imupaperiin edessään. Saattoiko sen vielä lukea? Aune . . . Aune . . . Aune: paras vetää mustia viivoja yli koko tuon suloisen nimen. Aune oli kuin valoa koko tyttö, hyvä ja puhdas.

     Eino-Ilmari hastily rubbed off a name that he had scribbled on the blotting paper in front of him. Was it still egible? Aune . . . Aune . . . Aune: it's best to draw lines through that entire sweet name. Aune' was all light, like the girl, good and pure.

Declension

Inflection of Aune (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Aune	Aunet
genitive		Aunen	Aunejen
partitive		Aunea	Auneja
illative		Auneen	Auneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Aune	Aunet
accusative	nom.	Aune	Aunet
	gen.	Aunen
genitive		Aunen	Aunejen Aunein rare
partitive		Aunea	Auneja
inessive		Aunessa	Auneissa
elative		Aunesta	Auneista
illative		Auneen	Auneihin
adessive		Aunella	Auneilla
ablative		Aunelta	Auneilta
allative		Aunelle	Auneille
essive		Aunena	Auneina
translative		Auneksi	Auneiksi
abessive		Aunetta	Auneitta
instructive		—	Aunein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Aune (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Auneni Auneni accusative nom. Auneni Auneni gen. Auneni genitive Auneni Aunejeni Auneini rare partitive Auneani Aunejani inessive Aunessani Auneissani elative Aunestani Auneistani illative Auneeni Auneihini adessive Aunellani Auneillani ablative Auneltani Auneiltani allative Aunelleni Auneilleni essive Aunenani Auneinani translative Aunekseni Auneikseni abessive Aunettani Auneittani instructive — — comitative — Auneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Aunesi Aunesi accusative nom. Aunesi Aunesi gen. Aunesi genitive Aunesi Aunejesi Auneisi rare partitive Auneasi Aunejasi inessive Aunessasi Auneissasi elative Aunestasi Auneistasi illative Auneesi Auneihisi adessive Aunellasi Auneillasi ablative Auneltasi Auneiltasi allative Aunellesi Auneillesi essive Aunenasi Auneinasi translative Auneksesi Auneiksesi abessive Aunettasi Auneittasi instructive — — comitative — Auneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Aunemme Aunemme accusative nom. Aunemme Aunemme gen. Aunemme genitive Aunemme Aunejemme Auneimme rare partitive Auneamme Aunejamme inessive Aunessamme Auneissamme elative Aunestamme Auneistamme illative Auneemme Auneihimme adessive Aunellamme Auneillamme ablative Auneltamme Auneiltamme allative Aunellemme Auneillemme essive Aunenamme Auneinamme translative Auneksemme Auneiksemme abessive Aunettamme Auneittamme instructive — — comitative — Auneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Aunenne Aunenne accusative nom. Aunenne Aunenne gen. Aunenne genitive Aunenne Aunejenne Auneinne rare partitive Auneanne Aunejanne inessive Aunessanne Auneissanne elative Aunestanne Auneistanne illative Auneenne Auneihinne adessive Aunellanne Auneillanne ablative Auneltanne Auneiltanne allative Aunellenne Auneillenne essive Aunenanne Auneinanne translative Auneksenne Auneiksenne abessive Aunettanne Auneittanne instructive — — comitative — Auneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Aunensa Aunensa accusative nom. Aunensa Aunensa gen. Aunensa genitive Aunensa Aunejensa Auneinsa rare partitive Auneaan Auneansa Aunejaan Aunejansa inessive Aunessaan Aunessansa Auneissaan Auneissansa elative Aunestaan Aunestansa Auneistaan Auneistansa illative Auneensa Auneihinsa adessive Aunellaan Aunellansa Auneillaan Auneillansa ablative Auneltaan Auneltansa Auneiltaan Auneiltansa allative Aunelleen Aunellensa Auneilleen Auneillensa essive Aunenaan Aunenansa Auneinaan Auneinansa translative Aunekseen Auneksensa Auneikseen Auneiksensa abessive Aunettaan Aunettansa Auneittaan Auneittansa instructive — — comitative — Auneineen Auneinensa

Related terms

• Aunetta, Auni, Iines

Statistics

• Aune is the 159^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,388 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,027 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Aune

1. a surname