Esa
English
Proper noun
EsaCategory:English lemmas#ESACategory:English proper nouns#ESACategory:English uncountable nouns#ESACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ESACategory:Pages with entries#ESACategory:Pages with 3 entries#ESA
- Alternative letter-case form of ESA.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Medieval vernacular form of Esaias, the old biblical equivalent of English Isaiah. It has also been recorded as a diminutive of Esko and Esau.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesɑ/, [ˈe̞s̠ɑ̝]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#ESACategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#ESA
- Rhymes: -esɑCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/esɑ#ESACategory:Rhymes:Finnish/esɑ/2 syllables#ESA
- Syllabification(key): E‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): E‧sa
Proper noun
EsaCategory:Finnish lemmas#ESACategory:Finnish proper nouns#ESACategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#ESACategory:Pages with entries#ESACategory:Pages with 3 entries#ESA
- a male given nameCategory:Finnish given names#ESACategory:Finnish male given names#ESA
- 1894, Santeri Alkio, Puukkojunkkarit, WSOY, published 1981, →ISBN, page 14:
- Siinä on Karhun Esa, nuori isäntämies, puukkojunkkarien kuningas, ( - - - )Category:Finnish terms with quotations#ESA
- There stood Esa Karhu, a young householder, the king of puukkojunkkaris.
- 1966, Esti Heiniö, Sininen lankakerä, WSOY, page 93:
- (- - - ) Tuota...kuinka olikaan nimi? Taisi sen Ansa sanoa, mutta minä olin niin kovin ällistynyt."Category:Finnish terms with quotations#ESA
"Esa. Ja Ansa sanoo, että minä olen hänen esansa, ensimmäisensä."- (- - - ) Well...what was the name again? Ansa did probably say it, but I was still too astounded to hear."
"Esa. And Ansa said that I am her esa, her first."
- (- - - ) Well...what was the name again? Ansa did probably say it, but I was still too astounded to hear."
- 2007, Leena Lehtolainen, Luonas en ollutkaan, Tammi, →ISBN, page 246:
- —Jaana. Vai niin. Alla finskor heter Jaana. Esa hymyili hämmennykselle, jonka repliikki aiheutti Jaanassa. —Se on sitaatti yhdestä lukemastani novellista, jäi mieleen. Eipä Esakaan maailman harvinaisin nimi ole.Category:Finnish terms with quotations#ESA
—Mutta nykylapset eivät ole Esoja ja Jaanoja. Tyttäreni mielestä Jaana on tätinimi. Siitä kuulee heti, että nimen kantaja on yli neljänkymmenen.- —Jaana. I see. Alla finskor heter Jaana [Swedish: All Finns are named Jaana]. Esa smiled at Jaana's confusion brought on by his words. —It's a quote from a short story I read that stuck to my mind. Esa isn't a particularly rare name either.
—But children aren't called Esa or Jaana anymore. My daughter thinks Jaana is the name for an aunt. You can tell anyone with that name must be at least forty years old.
- —Jaana. I see. Alla finskor heter Jaana [Swedish: All Finns are named Jaana]. Esa smiled at Jaana's confusion brought on by his words. —It's a quote from a short story I read that stuck to my mind. Esa isn't a particularly rare name either.
Declension
| Inflection of Esa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Esa | Esat | |
| genitive | Esan | Esojen | |
| partitive | Esaa | Esoja | |
| illative | Esaan | Esoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Esa | Esat | |
| accusative | nom. | Esa | Esat |
| gen. | Esan | ||
| genitive | Esan | Esojen Esain rare | |
| partitive | Esaa | Esoja | |
| inessive | Esassa | Esoissa | |
| elative | Esasta | Esoista | |
| illative | Esaan | Esoihin | |
| adessive | Esalla | Esoilla | |
| ablative | Esalta | Esoilta | |
| allative | Esalle | Esoille | |
| essive | Esana | Esoina | |
| translative | Esaksi | Esoiksi | |
| abessive | Esatta | Esoitta | |
| instructive | — | Esoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
Statistics
- Esa is the 39th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 15,786 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,792 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
Anagrams
Occitan
Proper noun
Esa fCategory:Occitan lemmas#ESACategory:Occitan proper nouns#ESACategory:Occitan entries with incorrect language header#ESACategory:Occitan feminine nouns#ESACategory:Pages with entries#ESACategory:Pages with 3 entries#ESA