Venla

Finnish

Etymology

From German Wendela, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel- (“a Wend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋenlɑ/, [ˈʋe̞nlɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ven‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Ven‧la

Proper noun

Venla

1. a female given name
   • 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 2 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):

     JUHANI. Minä annan palttua taivaan mannalle, koska en saanut Männistön muorin Venlaa.

     JUHANI: What do I care for the manna of heaven if I can't have Granny Pine's Venla?

Usage notes

• Rare until it became known as the name of a character in the first Finnish novel, Seven Brothers (1870) by Aleksis Kivi. Popular in the 2000s.

Declension

Inflection of Venla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Venla	Venlat
genitive		Venlan	Venlojen
partitive		Venlaa	Venloja
illative		Venlaan	Venloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Venla	Venlat
accusative	nom.	Venla	Venlat
	gen.	Venlan
genitive		Venlan	Venlojen Venlain rare
partitive		Venlaa	Venloja
inessive		Venlassa	Venloissa
elative		Venlasta	Venloista
illative		Venlaan	Venloihin
adessive		Venlalla	Venloilla
ablative		Venlalta	Venloilta
allative		Venlalle	Venloille
essive		Venlana	Venloina
translative		Venlaksi	Venloiksi
abessive		Venlatta	Venloitta
instructive		—	Venloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Venlani Venlani accusative nom. Venlani Venlani gen. Venlani genitive Venlani Venlojeni Venlaini rare partitive Venlaani Venlojani inessive Venlassani Venloissani elative Venlastani Venloistani illative Venlaani Venloihini adessive Venlallani Venloillani ablative Venlaltani Venloiltani allative Venlalleni Venloilleni essive Venlanani Venloinani translative Venlakseni Venloikseni abessive Venlattani Venloittani instructive — — comitative — Venloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Venlasi Venlasi accusative nom. Venlasi Venlasi gen. Venlasi genitive Venlasi Venlojesi Venlaisi rare partitive Venlaasi Venlojasi inessive Venlassasi Venloissasi elative Venlastasi Venloistasi illative Venlaasi Venloihisi adessive Venlallasi Venloillasi ablative Venlaltasi Venloiltasi allative Venlallesi Venloillesi essive Venlanasi Venloinasi translative Venlaksesi Venloiksesi abessive Venlattasi Venloittasi instructive — — comitative — Venloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Venlamme Venlamme accusative nom. Venlamme Venlamme gen. Venlamme genitive Venlamme Venlojemme Venlaimme rare partitive Venlaamme Venlojamme inessive Venlassamme Venloissamme elative Venlastamme Venloistamme illative Venlaamme Venloihimme adessive Venlallamme Venloillamme ablative Venlaltamme Venloiltamme allative Venlallemme Venloillemme essive Venlanamme Venloinamme translative Venlaksemme Venloiksemme abessive Venlattamme Venloittamme instructive — — comitative — Venloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Venlanne Venlanne accusative nom. Venlanne Venlanne gen. Venlanne genitive Venlanne Venlojenne Venlainne rare partitive Venlaanne Venlojanne inessive Venlassanne Venloissanne elative Venlastanne Venloistanne illative Venlaanne Venloihinne adessive Venlallanne Venloillanne ablative Venlaltanne Venloiltanne allative Venlallenne Venloillenne essive Venlananne Venloinanne translative Venlaksenne Venloiksenne abessive Venlattanne Venloittanne instructive — — comitative — Venloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Venlansa Venlansa accusative nom. Venlansa Venlansa gen. Venlansa genitive Venlansa Venlojensa Venlainsa rare partitive Venlaansa Venlojaan Venlojansa inessive Venlassaan Venlassansa Venloissaan Venloissansa elative Venlastaan Venlastansa Venloistaan Venloistansa illative Venlaansa Venloihinsa adessive Venlallaan Venlallansa Venloillaan Venloillansa ablative Venlaltaan Venlaltansa Venloiltaan Venloiltansa allative Venlalleen Venlallensa Venloilleen Venloillensa essive Venlanaan Venlanansa Venloinaan Venloinansa translative Venlakseen Venlaksensa Venloikseen Venloiksensa abessive Venlattaan Venlattansa Venloittaan Venloittansa instructive — — comitative — Venloineen Venloinensa

Statistics

• Venla is the 76^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,745 female individuals (and as a middle name to 979 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

See also

• Swedish: Vendela, Wendelin
• English: Wendell, Wanda

Anagrams

• alven, velan