Esa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "esa"

English

Proper noun

Esa

1. Alternative letter-case form of ESA.

Anagrams

• -ase, AES, ASE, EAS, EAs, SAE, SEA, Sea, a**es, aes, ase, eas, sea

Finnish

Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of Esaias, the old biblical equivalent of English Isaiah. It has also been recorded as a diminutive of Esko and Esau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesɑ/, [ˈe̞s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -esɑ
• Syllabification^(key): E‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): E‧sa

Proper noun

Esa

1. a male given name
   • 1894, Santeri Alkio, Puukkojunkkarit, WSOY, published 1981, →ISBN, page 14:

     Siinä on Karhun Esa, nuori isäntämies, puukkojunkkarien kuningas, ( - - - )

     There stood Esa Karhu, a young householder, the king of puukkojunkkaris.

   • 1966, Esti Heiniö, Sininen lankakerä, WSOY, page 93:

     (- - - ) Tuota...kuinka olikaan nimi? Taisi sen Ansa sanoa, mutta minä olin niin kovin ällistynyt."
     "Esa. Ja Ansa sanoo, että minä olen hänen esansa, ensimmäisensä."

     (- - - ) Well...what was the name again? Ansa did probably say it, but I was still too astounded to hear."
     "Esa. And Ansa said that I am her esa, her first."

   • 2007, Leena Lehtolainen, Luonas en ollutkaan, Tammi, →ISBN, page 246:

     —Jaana. Vai niin. Alla finskor heter Jaana. Esa hymyili hämmennykselle, jonka repliikki aiheutti Jaanassa. —Se on sitaatti yhdestä lukemastani novellista, jäi mieleen. Eipä Esakaan maailman harvinaisin nimi ole.
     —Mutta nykylapset eivät ole Esoja ja Jaanoja. Tyttäreni mielestä Jaana on tätinimi. Siitä kuulee heti, että nimen kantaja on yli neljänkymmenen.

     —Jaana. I see. Alla finskor heter Jaana [Swedish: All Finns are named Jaana]. Esa smiled at Jaana's confusion brought on by his words. —It's a quote from a short story I read that stuck to my mind. Esa isn't a particularly rare name either.
     —But children aren't called Esa or Jaana anymore. My daughter thinks Jaana is the name for an aunt. You can tell anyone with that name must be at least forty years old.

Declension

Inflection of Esa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Esa	Esat
genitive		Esan	Esojen
partitive		Esaa	Esoja
illative		Esaan	Esoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Esa	Esat
accusative	nom.	Esa	Esat
	gen.	Esan
genitive		Esan	Esojen Esain rare
partitive		Esaa	Esoja
inessive		Esassa	Esoissa
elative		Esasta	Esoista
illative		Esaan	Esoihin
adessive		Esalla	Esoilla
ablative		Esalta	Esoilta
allative		Esalle	Esoille
essive		Esana	Esoina
translative		Esaksi	Esoiksi
abessive		Esatta	Esoitta
instructive		—	Esoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Esa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Esani Esani accusative nom. Esani Esani gen. Esani genitive Esani Esojeni Esaini rare partitive Esaani Esojani inessive Esassani Esoissani elative Esastani Esoistani illative Esaani Esoihini adessive Esallani Esoillani ablative Esaltani Esoiltani allative Esalleni Esoilleni essive Esanani Esoinani translative Esakseni Esoikseni abessive Esattani Esoittani instructive — — comitative — Esoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Esasi Esasi accusative nom. Esasi Esasi gen. Esasi genitive Esasi Esojesi Esaisi rare partitive Esaasi Esojasi inessive Esassasi Esoissasi elative Esastasi Esoistasi illative Esaasi Esoihisi adessive Esallasi Esoillasi ablative Esaltasi Esoiltasi allative Esallesi Esoillesi essive Esanasi Esoinasi translative Esaksesi Esoiksesi abessive Esattasi Esoittasi instructive — — comitative — Esoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Esamme Esamme accusative nom. Esamme Esamme gen. Esamme genitive Esamme Esojemme Esaimme rare partitive Esaamme Esojamme inessive Esassamme Esoissamme elative Esastamme Esoistamme illative Esaamme Esoihimme adessive Esallamme Esoillamme ablative Esaltamme Esoiltamme allative Esallemme Esoillemme essive Esanamme Esoinamme translative Esaksemme Esoiksemme abessive Esattamme Esoittamme instructive — — comitative — Esoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Esanne Esanne accusative nom. Esanne Esanne gen. Esanne genitive Esanne Esojenne Esainne rare partitive Esaanne Esojanne inessive Esassanne Esoissanne elative Esastanne Esoistanne illative Esaanne Esoihinne adessive Esallanne Esoillanne ablative Esaltanne Esoiltanne allative Esallenne Esoillenne essive Esananne Esoinanne translative Esaksenne Esoiksenne abessive Esattanne Esoittanne instructive — — comitative — Esoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Esansa Esansa accusative nom. Esansa Esansa gen. Esansa genitive Esansa Esojensa Esainsa rare partitive Esaansa Esojaan Esojansa inessive Esassaan Esassansa Esoissaan Esoissansa elative Esastaan Esastansa Esoistaan Esoistansa illative Esaansa Esoihinsa adessive Esallaan Esallansa Esoillaan Esoillansa ablative Esaltaan Esaltansa Esoiltaan Esoiltansa allative Esalleen Esallensa Esoilleen Esoillensa essive Esanaan Esanansa Esoinaan Esoinansa translative Esakseen Esaksensa Esoikseen Esoiksensa abessive Esattaan Esattansa Esoittaan Esoittansa instructive — — comitative — Esoineen Esoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• esapekka

Statistics

• Esa is the 39^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 15,786 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,792 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• ase

Occitan

Proper noun

Esa f

1. Èze