# Pekka
## Finnish
### Etymology

Medieval vernacular form of the Vulgate Latin Petrus (“Peter”). In eastern Finland partly from the Russian pet form Петька (Petʹka), but also variant of the older Pekko.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpekːɑ/, [ˈpe̞kːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ekːɑ
* Hyphenation: Pek‧ka

### Proper noun

Pekka
* a male given name
** 1973, Juhani Peltonen, Valaan merkkejä, WSOY, →ISBN, page 15:Jos saa esimerkiksi pojan ja aikoo antaa sille aivan tavallisen reilun nimen kuten Pekka tai Kalle tai Erkki, niin muistaa heti jonkun Pekan joka jo kansakoulussa oli päätä pitempi muita, ampui ritsalla lähimmäisiä, heitteli kissoja kaivoihin ja omisti valtavat syyläiset nyrkit, joista sai niin turpiin, että mustelmat on helliä vieläkin. Entäs Kalle, joka ( - - - ). Ei, Pekka, Kalle tai Erkki eivät voi tulla edes ehdokkaiksi, kun nimeä ruvetaan valitsemaan.If you get a son and intend to give him a normal proper name like Pekka or Kalle or Erkki, you get reminded of some Pekka who already in primary school was a head taller than the rest, shot at others with his slingshot, tossed cats down wells and had huge warty fists that would really whoop you so that you could still feel the bruises. Or what about Kalle, who ( - - - (. No, Pekka, Kalle or Erkki would not even be in question when it came to the name.
* (card games) old maid, Old Maid (unpaired card in the children's card game of "Pekka-peli", similar to "old maid")

#### Usage notes

* In continuous use since the Middle Ages. Also a common second part in conjoined names like Jukka-Pekka and Veli-Pekka in the 20th century.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Pekka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pekkani
Pekkani
accusative
nom.
Pekkani
Pekkani
gen.
Pekkani
genitive
Pekkani
Pekkojeni Pekkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Pekkaani
Pekkojani
inessive
Pekassani
Pekoissani
elative
Pekastani
Pekoistani
illative
Pekkaani
Pekkoihini
adessive
Pekallani
Pekoillani
ablative
Pekaltani
Pekoiltani
allative
Pekalleni
Pekoilleni
essive
Pekkanani
Pekkoinani
translative
Pekakseni
Pekoikseni
abessive
Pekattani
Pekoittani
instructive
comitative
—Pekkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pekkasi
Pekkasi
accusative
nom.
Pekkasi
Pekkasi
gen.
Pekkasi
genitive
Pekkasi
Pekkojesi Pekkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Pekkaasi
Pekkojasi
inessive
Pekassasi
Pekoissasi
elative
Pekastasi
Pekoistasi
illative
Pekkaasi
Pekkoihisi
adessive
Pekallasi
Pekoillasi
ablative
Pekaltasi
Pekoiltasi
allative
Pekallesi
Pekoillesi
essive
Pekkanasi
Pekkoinasi
translative
Pekaksesi
Pekoiksesi
abessive
Pekattasi
Pekoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Pekkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pekkamme
Pekkamme
accusative
nom.
Pekkamme
Pekkamme
gen.
Pekkamme
genitive
Pekkamme
Pekkojemme Pekkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Pekkaamme
Pekkojamme
inessive
Pekassamme
Pekoissamme
elative
Pekastamme
Pekoistamme
illative
Pekkaamme
Pekkoihimme
adessive
Pekallamme
Pekoillamme
ablative
Pekaltamme
Pekoiltamme
allative
Pekallemme
Pekoillemme
essive
Pekkanamme
Pekkoinamme
translative
Pekaksemme
Pekoiksemme
abessive
Pekattamme
Pekoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Pekkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pekkanne
Pekkanne
accusative
nom.
Pekkanne
Pekkanne
gen.
Pekkanne
genitive
Pekkanne
Pekkojenne Pekkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Pekkaanne
Pekkojanne
inessive
Pekassanne
Pekoissanne
elative
Pekastanne
Pekoistanne
illative
Pekkaanne
Pekkoihinne
adessive
Pekallanne
Pekoillanne
ablative
Pekaltanne
Pekoiltanne
allative
Pekallenne
Pekoillenne
essive
Pekkananne
Pekkoinanne
translative
Pekaksenne
Pekoiksenne
abessive
Pekattanne
Pekoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Pekkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pekkansa
Pekkansa
accusative
nom.
Pekkansa
Pekkansa
gen.
Pekkansa
genitive
Pekkansa
Pekkojensa Pekkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Pekkaansa
Pekkojaan Pekkojansa
inessive
Pekassaan Pekassansa
Pekoissaan Pekoissansa
elative
Pekastaan Pekastansa
Pekoistaan Pekoistansa
illative
Pekkaansa
Pekkoihinsa
adessive
Pekallaan Pekallansa
Pekoillaan Pekoillansa
ablative
Pekaltaan Pekaltansa
Pekoiltaan Pekoiltansa
allative
Pekalleen Pekallensa
Pekoilleen Pekoillensa
essive
Pekkanaan Pekkanansa
Pekkoinaan Pekkoinansa
translative
Pekakseen Pekaksensa
Pekoikseen Pekoiksensa
abessive
Pekattaan Pekattansa
Pekoittaan Pekoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Pekkoineen Pekkoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (old maid): Musta Pekka (dated, politically incorrect)

#### Derived terms

* Pekkala
* Pekkanen
* Pekkarinen
* Ari-Pekka
* esapekka
* Jari-Pekka
* Juha-Pekka
* Jukka-Pekka
* Olli-Pekka
* onnenpekka
* Pekka-peli
* resupekka
* Veli-Pekka
* velipekka

#### Related terms

* (male given names) Peetu, Pekko, Petri, Petteri, Pietari
* (female given names) Petra
* (surnames) Pehkonen, Pekkala, Pekkanen, Pekkarinen, Pekkola, Pellikka, Pellinen, Pesonen, Pietarinen, Pietikäinen, Pietilä, Pietiläinen, Pärssinen

#### Statistics

* Pekka is the 11th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 30,603 male individuals (and as a middle name to 45,930 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.