Oula

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular form of Olavi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈou̯lɑ/, [ˈo̞u̯lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ou‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Ou‧la

Proper noun

Oula

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Oula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Oula	Oulat
genitive		Oulan	Oulien
partitive		Oulaa	Oulia
illative		Oulaan	Ouliin
		singular	plural
nominative		Oula	Oulat
accusative	nom.	Oula	Oulat
	gen.	Oulan
genitive		Oulan	Oulien Oulain rare
partitive		Oulaa	Oulia
inessive		Oulassa	Oulissa
elative		Oulasta	Oulista
illative		Oulaan	Ouliin
adessive		Oulalla	Oulilla
ablative		Oulalta	Oulilta
allative		Oulalle	Oulille
essive		Oulana	Oulina
translative		Oulaksi	Ouliksi
abessive		Oulatta	Oulitta
instructive		—	Oulin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Oula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oulani Oulani accusative nom. Oulani Oulani gen. Oulani genitive Oulani Oulieni Oulaini rare partitive Oulaani Ouliani inessive Oulassani Oulissani elative Oulastani Oulistani illative Oulaani Ouliini adessive Oulallani Oulillani ablative Oulaltani Ouliltani allative Oulalleni Oulilleni essive Oulanani Oulinani translative Oulakseni Oulikseni abessive Oulattani Oulittani instructive — — comitative — Oulineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oulasi Oulasi accusative nom. Oulasi Oulasi gen. Oulasi genitive Oulasi Ouliesi Oulaisi rare partitive Oulaasi Ouliasi inessive Oulassasi Oulissasi elative Oulastasi Oulistasi illative Oulaasi Ouliisi adessive Oulallasi Oulillasi ablative Oulaltasi Ouliltasi allative Oulallesi Oulillesi essive Oulanasi Oulinasi translative Oulaksesi Ouliksesi abessive Oulattasi Oulittasi instructive — — comitative — Oulinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oulamme Oulamme accusative nom. Oulamme Oulamme gen. Oulamme genitive Oulamme Ouliemme Oulaimme rare partitive Oulaamme Ouliamme inessive Oulassamme Oulissamme elative Oulastamme Oulistamme illative Oulaamme Ouliimme adessive Oulallamme Oulillamme ablative Oulaltamme Ouliltamme allative Oulallemme Oulillemme essive Oulanamme Oulinamme translative Oulaksemme Ouliksemme abessive Oulattamme Oulittamme instructive — — comitative — Oulinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oulanne Oulanne accusative nom. Oulanne Oulanne gen. Oulanne genitive Oulanne Oulienne Oulainne rare partitive Oulaanne Oulianne inessive Oulassanne Oulissanne elative Oulastanne Oulistanne illative Oulaanne Ouliinne adessive Oulallanne Oulillanne ablative Oulaltanne Ouliltanne allative Oulallenne Oulillenne essive Oulananne Oulinanne translative Oulaksenne Ouliksenne abessive Oulattanne Oulittanne instructive — — comitative — Oulinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Oulansa Oulansa accusative nom. Oulansa Oulansa gen. Oulansa genitive Oulansa Ouliensa Oulainsa rare partitive Oulaansa Ouliaan Ouliansa inessive Oulassaan Oulassansa Oulissaan Oulissansa elative Oulastaan Oulastansa Oulistaan Oulistansa illative Oulaansa Ouliinsa adessive Oulallaan Oulallansa Oulillaan Oulillansa ablative Oulaltaan Oulaltansa Ouliltaan Ouliltansa allative Oulalleen Oulallensa Oulilleen Oulillensa essive Oulanaan Oulanansa Oulinaan Oulinansa translative Oulakseen Oulaksensa Oulikseen Ouliksensa abessive Oulattaan Oulattansa Oulittaan Oulittansa instructive — — comitative — Oulineen Oulinensa

Statistics

• Oula is the 365^th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 915 male individuals (and as a middle name to 257 more), and also belongs to 9 female individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.