Tuula

Finnish

Etymology

A 20th century a variant of Tuulikki. Tuula and Tuulia have also been associated with refrains in songs, tuulan tei and tuulia tuu, comparable to tra-la-la in English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːlɑ/, [ˈt̪uːlɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uːlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Tuu‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Tuu‧la

Proper noun

Tuula

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• The most popular first name of women born in Finland in 1947 - 1949.

Declension

Inflection of Tuula (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Tuula	Tuulat
genitive		Tuulan	Tuulien
partitive		Tuulaa	Tuulia
illative		Tuulaan	Tuuliin
		singular	plural
nominative		Tuula	Tuulat
accusative	nom.	Tuula	Tuulat
	gen.	Tuulan
genitive		Tuulan	Tuulien Tuulain rare
partitive		Tuulaa	Tuulia
inessive		Tuulassa	Tuulissa
elative		Tuulasta	Tuulista
illative		Tuulaan	Tuuliin
adessive		Tuulalla	Tuulilla
ablative		Tuulalta	Tuulilta
allative		Tuulalle	Tuulille
essive		Tuulana	Tuulina
translative		Tuulaksi	Tuuliksi
abessive		Tuulatta	Tuulitta
instructive		—	Tuulin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tuulani Tuulani accusative nom. Tuulani Tuulani gen. Tuulani genitive Tuulani Tuulieni Tuulaini rare partitive Tuulaani Tuuliani inessive Tuulassani Tuulissani elative Tuulastani Tuulistani illative Tuulaani Tuuliini adessive Tuulallani Tuulillani ablative Tuulaltani Tuuliltani allative Tuulalleni Tuulilleni essive Tuulanani Tuulinani translative Tuulakseni Tuulikseni abessive Tuulattani Tuulittani instructive — — comitative — Tuulineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tuulasi Tuulasi accusative nom. Tuulasi Tuulasi gen. Tuulasi genitive Tuulasi Tuuliesi Tuulaisi rare partitive Tuulaasi Tuuliasi inessive Tuulassasi Tuulissasi elative Tuulastasi Tuulistasi illative Tuulaasi Tuuliisi adessive Tuulallasi Tuulillasi ablative Tuulaltasi Tuuliltasi allative Tuulallesi Tuulillesi essive Tuulanasi Tuulinasi translative Tuulaksesi Tuuliksesi abessive Tuulattasi Tuulittasi instructive — — comitative — Tuulinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tuulamme Tuulamme accusative nom. Tuulamme Tuulamme gen. Tuulamme genitive Tuulamme Tuuliemme Tuulaimme rare partitive Tuulaamme Tuuliamme inessive Tuulassamme Tuulissamme elative Tuulastamme Tuulistamme illative Tuulaamme Tuuliimme adessive Tuulallamme Tuulillamme ablative Tuulaltamme Tuuliltamme allative Tuulallemme Tuulillemme essive Tuulanamme Tuulinamme translative Tuulaksemme Tuuliksemme abessive Tuulattamme Tuulittamme instructive — — comitative — Tuulinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tuulanne Tuulanne accusative nom. Tuulanne Tuulanne gen. Tuulanne genitive Tuulanne Tuulienne Tuulainne rare partitive Tuulaanne Tuulianne inessive Tuulassanne Tuulissanne elative Tuulastanne Tuulistanne illative Tuulaanne Tuuliinne adessive Tuulallanne Tuulillanne ablative Tuulaltanne Tuuliltanne allative Tuulallenne Tuulillenne essive Tuulananne Tuulinanne translative Tuulaksenne Tuuliksenne abessive Tuulattanne Tuulittanne instructive — — comitative — Tuulinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Tuulansa Tuulansa accusative nom. Tuulansa Tuulansa gen. Tuulansa genitive Tuulansa Tuuliensa Tuulainsa rare partitive Tuulaansa Tuuliaan Tuuliansa inessive Tuulassaan Tuulassansa Tuulissaan Tuulissansa elative Tuulastaan Tuulastansa Tuulistaan Tuulistansa illative Tuulaansa Tuuliinsa adessive Tuulallaan Tuulallansa Tuulillaan Tuulillansa ablative Tuulaltaan Tuulaltansa Tuuliltaan Tuuliltansa allative Tuulalleen Tuulallensa Tuulilleen Tuulillensa essive Tuulanaan Tuulanansa Tuulinaan Tuulinansa translative Tuulakseen Tuulaksensa Tuulikseen Tuuliksensa abessive Tuulattaan Tuulattansa Tuulittaan Tuulittansa instructive — — comitative — Tuulineen Tuulinensa

Statistics

• Tuula is the 3^rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 29,014 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,631 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• luuta, taulu

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• (old orthography) Tûla

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Thora.

Proper noun

Tuula

1. a female given name from Danish

References

• Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
• Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland