Samuli

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical Samuel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmuli/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝muli]
• Rhymes: -ɑmuli
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧mu‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧mu‧li

Proper noun

Samuli

1. a male given name
2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Samuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Samuli	Samulit
genitive		Samulin	Samulien Samuleiden Samuleitten
partitive		Samulia	Samuleita Samuleja
illative		Samuliin	Samuleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Samuli	Samulit
accusative	nom.	Samuli	Samulit
	gen.	Samulin
genitive		Samulin	Samulien Samuleiden Samuleitten
partitive		Samulia	Samuleita Samuleja
inessive		Samulissa	Samuleissa
elative		Samulista	Samuleista
illative		Samuliin	Samuleihin
adessive		Samulilla	Samuleilla
ablative		Samulilta	Samuleilta
allative		Samulille	Samuleille
essive		Samulina	Samuleina
translative		Samuliksi	Samuleiksi
abessive		Samulitta	Samuleitta
instructive		—	Samulein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Samuli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Samulini Samulini accusative nom. Samulini Samulini gen. Samulini genitive Samulini Samulieni Samuleideni Samuleitteni partitive Samuliani Samuleitani Samulejani inessive Samulissani Samuleissani elative Samulistani Samuleistani illative Samuliini Samuleihini adessive Samulillani Samuleillani ablative Samuliltani Samuleiltani allative Samulilleni Samuleilleni essive Samulinani Samuleinani translative Samulikseni Samuleikseni abessive Samulittani Samuleittani instructive — — comitative — Samuleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Samulisi Samulisi accusative nom. Samulisi Samulisi gen. Samulisi genitive Samulisi Samuliesi Samuleidesi Samuleittesi partitive Samuliasi Samuleitasi Samulejasi inessive Samulissasi Samuleissasi elative Samulistasi Samuleistasi illative Samuliisi Samuleihisi adessive Samulillasi Samuleillasi ablative Samuliltasi Samuleiltasi allative Samulillesi Samuleillesi essive Samulinasi Samuleinasi translative Samuliksesi Samuleiksesi abessive Samulittasi Samuleittasi instructive — — comitative — Samuleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Samulimme Samulimme accusative nom. Samulimme Samulimme gen. Samulimme genitive Samulimme Samuliemme Samuleidemme Samuleittemme partitive Samuliamme Samuleitamme Samulejamme inessive Samulissamme Samuleissamme elative Samulistamme Samuleistamme illative Samuliimme Samuleihimme adessive Samulillamme Samuleillamme ablative Samuliltamme Samuleiltamme allative Samulillemme Samuleillemme essive Samulinamme Samuleinamme translative Samuliksemme Samuleiksemme abessive Samulittamme Samuleittamme instructive — — comitative — Samuleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Samulinne Samulinne accusative nom. Samulinne Samulinne gen. Samulinne genitive Samulinne Samulienne Samuleidenne Samuleittenne partitive Samulianne Samuleitanne Samulejanne inessive Samulissanne Samuleissanne elative Samulistanne Samuleistanne illative Samuliinne Samuleihinne adessive Samulillanne Samuleillanne ablative Samuliltanne Samuleiltanne allative Samulillenne Samuleillenne essive Samulinanne Samuleinanne translative Samuliksenne Samuleiksenne abessive Samulittanne Samuleittanne instructive — — comitative — Samuleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Samulinsa Samulinsa accusative nom. Samulinsa Samulinsa gen. Samulinsa genitive Samulinsa Samuliensa Samuleidensa Samuleittensa partitive Samuliaan Samuliansa Samuleitaan Samulejaan Samuleitansa Samulejansa inessive Samulissaan Samulissansa Samuleissaan Samuleissansa elative Samulistaan Samulistansa Samuleistaan Samuleistansa illative Samuliinsa Samuleihinsa adessive Samulillaan Samulillansa Samuleillaan Samuleillansa ablative Samuliltaan Samuliltansa Samuleiltaan Samuleiltansa allative Samulilleen Samulillensa Samuleilleen Samuleillensa essive Samulinaan Samulinansa Samuleinaan Samuleinansa translative Samulikseen Samuliksensa Samuleikseen Samuleiksensa abessive Samulittaan Samulittansa Samuleittaan Samuleittansa instructive — — comitative — Samuleineen Samuleinensa

Statistics

• Samuli is the 123^rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 5,281 male individuals (and as a middle name to 17,879 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Samuli belongs to 83 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• ilmaus