Saima

Estonian

Proper noun

Saima

1. a female given name borrowed from Finnish Saima

Finnish

Etymology

19th century coinage from Saimaa, the name of a lake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯mɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑimɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Sai‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): Sai‧ma

Proper noun

Saima

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Saima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Saima	Saimat
genitive		Saiman	Saimojen
partitive		Saimaa	Saimoja
illative		Saimaan	Saimoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Saima	Saimat
accusative	nom.	Saima	Saimat
	gen.	Saiman
genitive		Saiman	Saimojen Saimain rare
partitive		Saimaa	Saimoja
inessive		Saimassa	Saimoissa
elative		Saimasta	Saimoista
illative		Saimaan	Saimoihin
adessive		Saimalla	Saimoilla
ablative		Saimalta	Saimoilta
allative		Saimalle	Saimoille
essive		Saimana	Saimoina
translative		Saimaksi	Saimoiksi
abessive		Saimatta	Saimoitta
instructive		—	Saimoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Saimani Saimani accusative nom. Saimani Saimani gen. Saimani genitive Saimani Saimojeni Saimaini rare partitive Saimaani Saimojani inessive Saimassani Saimoissani elative Saimastani Saimoistani illative Saimaani Saimoihini adessive Saimallani Saimoillani ablative Saimaltani Saimoiltani allative Saimalleni Saimoilleni essive Saimanani Saimoinani translative Saimakseni Saimoikseni abessive Saimattani Saimoittani instructive — — comitative — Saimoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Saimasi Saimasi accusative nom. Saimasi Saimasi gen. Saimasi genitive Saimasi Saimojesi Saimaisi rare partitive Saimaasi Saimojasi inessive Saimassasi Saimoissasi elative Saimastasi Saimoistasi illative Saimaasi Saimoihisi adessive Saimallasi Saimoillasi ablative Saimaltasi Saimoiltasi allative Saimallesi Saimoillesi essive Saimanasi Saimoinasi translative Saimaksesi Saimoiksesi abessive Saimattasi Saimoittasi instructive — — comitative — Saimoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Saimamme Saimamme accusative nom. Saimamme Saimamme gen. Saimamme genitive Saimamme Saimojemme Saimaimme rare partitive Saimaamme Saimojamme inessive Saimassamme Saimoissamme elative Saimastamme Saimoistamme illative Saimaamme Saimoihimme adessive Saimallamme Saimoillamme ablative Saimaltamme Saimoiltamme allative Saimallemme Saimoillemme essive Saimanamme Saimoinamme translative Saimaksemme Saimoiksemme abessive Saimattamme Saimoittamme instructive — — comitative — Saimoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Saimanne Saimanne accusative nom. Saimanne Saimanne gen. Saimanne genitive Saimanne Saimojenne Saimainne rare partitive Saimaanne Saimojanne inessive Saimassanne Saimoissanne elative Saimastanne Saimoistanne illative Saimaanne Saimoihinne adessive Saimallanne Saimoillanne ablative Saimaltanne Saimoiltanne allative Saimallenne Saimoillenne essive Saimananne Saimoinanne translative Saimaksenne Saimoiksenne abessive Saimattanne Saimoittanne instructive — — comitative — Saimoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Saimansa Saimansa accusative nom. Saimansa Saimansa gen. Saimansa genitive Saimansa Saimojensa Saimainsa rare partitive Saimaansa Saimojaan Saimojansa inessive Saimassaan Saimassansa Saimoissaan Saimoissansa elative Saimastaan Saimastansa Saimoistaan Saimoistansa illative Saimaansa Saimoihinsa adessive Saimallaan Saimallansa Saimoillaan Saimoillansa ablative Saimaltaan Saimaltansa Saimoiltaan Saimoiltansa allative Saimalleen Saimallensa Saimoilleen Saimoillensa essive Saimanaan Saimanansa Saimoinaan Saimoinansa translative Saimakseen Saimaksensa Saimoikseen Saimoiksensa abessive Saimattaan Saimattansa Saimoittaan Saimoittansa instructive — — comitative — Saimoineen Saimoinensa

Related terms

• Saimi
• Saini

Statistics

• Saima is the 393^rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,060 female individuals (and as a middle name to 645 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Maisa, Samia