Panu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "panu"

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Latin Urbanus, also associated with obsolete Finnish panu (“fire, flame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑnu/, [ˈpɑ̝nu]
• Rhymes: -ɑnu
• Syllabification^(key): Pa‧nu
• Hyphenation^(key): Pa‧nu

Proper noun

Panu

1. a male given name
   • 1849, trad. / Elias Lönnrot, Kalevala, Rune 48, lines 301–302:

     Tulonen, jumalan luoma,
     Panu, poika Aurinkoisen!

     Fire, creation of God,
     Panu, son of Sun!

   • 1897, Juhani Aho, Panu, WSOY, published 1947, page 15:

     Ja se oli tapahtunut aivan äsken, vuotta ennen kuin kuoli Kontojärven vanha pappi ja hänen sijaansa tuli tämä nykyinen, Martinus Olai eli Martti Olavinpoika nimeltään, jolloin salomaiden tietäjänä oli Korpivaaran kuuluisa Panu.

     And it had happened just prior, a year before the old priest in Kontojärvi died and was replaced by the current one, named Martinus Olai or Martti Olavinpoika, when the famous Panu of Korpivaara was the wise man of the deep forests.

2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Panu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Panu	Panut
genitive		Panun	Panujen
partitive		Panua	Panuja
illative		Panuun	Panuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Panu	Panut
accusative	nom.	Panu	Panut
	gen.	Panun
genitive		Panun	Panujen
partitive		Panua	Panuja
inessive		Panussa	Panuissa
elative		Panusta	Panuista
illative		Panuun	Panuihin
adessive		Panulla	Panuilla
ablative		Panulta	Panuilta
allative		Panulle	Panuille
essive		Panuna	Panuina
translative		Panuksi	Panuiksi
abessive		Panutta	Panuitta
instructive		—	Panuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Panu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Panuni Panuni accusative nom. Panuni Panuni gen. Panuni genitive Panuni Panujeni partitive Panuani Panujani inessive Panussani Panuissani elative Panustani Panuistani illative Panuuni Panuihini adessive Panullani Panuillani ablative Panultani Panuiltani allative Panulleni Panuilleni essive Panunani Panuinani translative Panukseni Panuikseni abessive Panuttani Panuittani instructive — — comitative — Panuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Panusi Panusi accusative nom. Panusi Panusi gen. Panusi genitive Panusi Panujesi partitive Panuasi Panujasi inessive Panussasi Panuissasi elative Panustasi Panuistasi illative Panuusi Panuihisi adessive Panullasi Panuillasi ablative Panultasi Panuiltasi allative Panullesi Panuillesi essive Panunasi Panuinasi translative Panuksesi Panuiksesi abessive Panuttasi Panuittasi instructive — — comitative — Panuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Panumme Panumme accusative nom. Panumme Panumme gen. Panumme genitive Panumme Panujemme partitive Panuamme Panujamme inessive Panussamme Panuissamme elative Panustamme Panuistamme illative Panuumme Panuihimme adessive Panullamme Panuillamme ablative Panultamme Panuiltamme allative Panullemme Panuillemme essive Panunamme Panuinamme translative Panuksemme Panuiksemme abessive Panuttamme Panuittamme instructive — — comitative — Panuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Panunne Panunne accusative nom. Panunne Panunne gen. Panunne genitive Panunne Panujenne partitive Panuanne Panujanne inessive Panussanne Panuissanne elative Panustanne Panuistanne illative Panuunne Panuihinne adessive Panullanne Panuillanne ablative Panultanne Panuiltanne allative Panullenne Panuillenne essive Panunanne Panuinanne translative Panuksenne Panuiksenne abessive Panuttanne Panuittanne instructive — — comitative — Panuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Panunsa Panunsa accusative nom. Panunsa Panunsa gen. Panunsa genitive Panunsa Panujensa partitive Panuaan Panuansa Panujaan Panujansa inessive Panussaan Panussansa Panuissaan Panuissansa elative Panustaan Panustansa Panuistaan Panuistansa illative Panuunsa Panuihinsa adessive Panullaan Panullansa Panuillaan Panuillansa ablative Panultaan Panultansa Panuiltaan Panuiltansa allative Panulleen Panullensa Panuilleen Panuillensa essive Panunaan Panunansa Panuinaan Panuinansa translative Panukseen Panuksensa Panuikseen Panuiksensa abessive Panuttaan Panuttansa Panuittaan Panuittansa instructive — — comitative — Panuineen Panuinensa

Derived terms

• Panula

Statistics

• Panu is the 230^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,354 male individuals (and as a middle name to 159 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Panu belongs to 99 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• puna