# Oiva
## Finnish
### Etymology

19th century creation from oiva (“excellent”). The surname derives from place names in northern Finland.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoi̯ʋɑ/, [ˈo̞i̯ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oiʋɑ
* Hyphenation: Oi‧va

### Proper noun

Oiva
* a male given name
** 1990, Harri Tapper, Näin syntyvät revontulet, Gummerus, published 2003, →ISBN:Tytöt olivat Anna, Aune, Alli ja Aili. Miina näet ei suostunut tytöilleen antamaan muita kuin Aalla alkavia nimiä. Yksi lapsista oli poika. Koska hän Hanneksen mielestä oli oiva, nimeksi pantiin Oiva.The girls were named Anna, Aune, Alli and Aili. You see, Miina refused to name her girls anything that didn't start with an A. One of the children was a boy. Hannes thought he was excellent so he was named Oiva.
* (rare) a Finnish surname transferred from the nickname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Oiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oivani
Oivani
accusative
nom.
Oivani
Oivani
gen.
Oivani
genitive
Oivani
Oivieni Oivaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Oivaani
Oiviani
inessive
Oivassani
Oivissani
elative
Oivastani
Oivistani
illative
Oivaani
Oiviini
adessive
Oivallani
Oivillani
ablative
Oivaltani
Oiviltani
allative
Oivalleni
Oivilleni
essive
Oivanani
Oivinani
translative
Oivakseni
Oivikseni
abessive
Oivattani
Oivittani
instructive
comitative
—Oivineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oivasi
Oivasi
accusative
nom.
Oivasi
Oivasi
gen.
Oivasi
genitive
Oivasi
Oiviesi Oivaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Oivaasi
Oiviasi
inessive
Oivassasi
Oivissasi
elative
Oivastasi
Oivistasi
illative
Oivaasi
Oiviisi
adessive
Oivallasi
Oivillasi
ablative
Oivaltasi
Oiviltasi
allative
Oivallesi
Oivillesi
essive
Oivanasi
Oivinasi
translative
Oivaksesi
Oiviksesi
abessive
Oivattasi
Oivittasi
instructive
comitative
—Oivinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oivamme
Oivamme
accusative
nom.
Oivamme
Oivamme
gen.
Oivamme
genitive
Oivamme
Oiviemme Oivaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Oivaamme
Oiviamme
inessive
Oivassamme
Oivissamme
elative
Oivastamme
Oivistamme
illative
Oivaamme
Oiviimme
adessive
Oivallamme
Oivillamme
ablative
Oivaltamme
Oiviltamme
allative
Oivallemme
Oivillemme
essive
Oivanamme
Oivinamme
translative
Oivaksemme
Oiviksemme
abessive
Oivattamme
Oivittamme
instructive
comitative
—Oivinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oivanne
Oivanne
accusative
nom.
Oivanne
Oivanne
gen.
Oivanne
genitive
Oivanne
Oivienne Oivainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Oivaanne
Oivianne
inessive
Oivassanne
Oivissanne
elative
Oivastanne
Oivistanne
illative
Oivaanne
Oiviinne
adessive
Oivallanne
Oivillanne
ablative
Oivaltanne
Oiviltanne
allative
Oivallenne
Oivillenne
essive
Oivananne
Oivinanne
translative
Oivaksenne
Oiviksenne
abessive
Oivattanne
Oivittanne
instructive
comitative
—Oivinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oivansa
Oivansa
accusative
nom.
Oivansa
Oivansa
gen.
Oivansa
genitive
Oivansa
Oiviensa Oivainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Oivaansa
Oiviaan Oiviansa
inessive
Oivassaan Oivassansa
Oivissaan Oivissansa
elative
Oivastaan Oivastansa
Oivistaan Oivistansa
illative
Oivaansa
Oiviinsa
adessive
Oivallaan Oivallansa
Oivillaan Oivillansa
ablative
Oivaltaan Oivaltansa
Oiviltaan Oiviltansa
allative
Oivalleen Oivallensa
Oivilleen Oivillensa
essive
Oivanaan Oivanansa
Oivinaan Oivinansa
translative
Oivakseen Oivaksensa
Oivikseen Oiviksensa
abessive
Oivattaan Oivattansa
Oivittaan Oivittansa
instructive
comitative
—Oivineen Oivinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Oivio
* Oivo

#### Statistics

* Oiva is the 168th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,779 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,538 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
* The surname Oiva belongs to 158 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* aivo, avio, ovia