Tapio

Etymology
According to Saarikivi (2022), from, and thus as a name for a god of the hunt. The name has also been connected with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 (both connected with respective cognates of ), hinting at a theoretical noun (not attested in Finnish), which could have served as the direct etymon. Koivulehto took a different view, likewise connecting the word with, but instead citing a Germanic comparandum, (whence 🇨🇬), proposing it as evidence of a semantic shift within Finnic (parallel to the development of ) through a sense like "lenient, amenable".

Proper noun

 * 1)  The god of forest.
 * 2) * 1849 (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 46:53-56:
 * "fi"

- Ota, metsä, miehiksesi, / Urohiksesi, Tapio! / Auta onni ottamahan, / Metsän kaunis kaatamahan!



Usage notes

 * Revived as a given name in the 19th century. A popular middle name since early 20th century.