# Jussi
## Finnish
### Etymology

Medieval pet form of Johannes (“John”), Juhani and related names, with full given name status since mid-twentieth century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjusːi/, [ˈjus̠ːi]
* Rhymes: -usːi
* Hyphenation: Jus‧si

### Proper noun

Jussi
* a male given name, and a common diminutive form of names related to Johannes
** 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 6 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
    TIMO. Ja tuossa makaa Juhani kuin mallassäkki. EERO. Voi »Poika-Jussia»! TIMO. Niin kutsui hän itseänsä pikku-poikana.TIMO: And here like a malt sack lies Juhani. EERO: Poor-boy Jussi! TIMO: That's what he called himself when he was little.
** 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla [Under the North Star], volume 1, WSOY, page 1:Alussa olivat suo, kuokka — ja Jussi.In the beginning, there was a swamp, a mattock — and Jussi.
** 1997, Heikki Hietamies, Sydän toivoa täynnä, Otava, →ISBN, page 131:—Pojasta tulee Jussi...eiks ole komee nimi, Jussi Saari, semmonen miehekäs. Se me otetaan.—The boy will be called Jussi...isn't it a handsome name, Jussi Saari, manly in a way. That's what we're going with.
* The letter J in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
* a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Jussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jussini
Jussini
accusative
nom.
Jussini
Jussini
gen.
Jussini
genitive
Jussini
Jussieni
partitive
Jussiani
Jussejani
inessive
Jussissani
Jusseissani
elative
Jussistani
Jusseistani
illative
Jussiini
Jusseihini
adessive
Jussillani
Jusseillani
ablative
Jussiltani
Jusseiltani
allative
Jussilleni
Jusseilleni
essive
Jussinani
Jusseinani
translative
Jussikseni
Jusseikseni
abessive
Jussittani
Jusseittani
instructive
comitative
—Jusseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jussisi
Jussisi
accusative
nom.
Jussisi
Jussisi
gen.
Jussisi
genitive
Jussisi
Jussiesi
partitive
Jussiasi
Jussejasi
inessive
Jussissasi
Jusseissasi
elative
Jussistasi
Jusseistasi
illative
Jussiisi
Jusseihisi
adessive
Jussillasi
Jusseillasi
ablative
Jussiltasi
Jusseiltasi
allative
Jussillesi
Jusseillesi
essive
Jussinasi
Jusseinasi
translative
Jussiksesi
Jusseiksesi
abessive
Jussittasi
Jusseittasi
instructive
comitative
—Jusseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jussimme
Jussimme
accusative
nom.
Jussimme
Jussimme
gen.
Jussimme
genitive
Jussimme
Jussiemme
partitive
Jussiamme
Jussejamme
inessive
Jussissamme
Jusseissamme
elative
Jussistamme
Jusseistamme
illative
Jussiimme
Jusseihimme
adessive
Jussillamme
Jusseillamme
ablative
Jussiltamme
Jusseiltamme
allative
Jussillemme
Jusseillemme
essive
Jussinamme
Jusseinamme
translative
Jussiksemme
Jusseiksemme
abessive
Jussittamme
Jusseittamme
instructive
comitative
—Jusseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jussinne
Jussinne
accusative
nom.
Jussinne
Jussinne
gen.
Jussinne
genitive
Jussinne
Jussienne
partitive
Jussianne
Jussejanne
inessive
Jussissanne
Jusseissanne
elative
Jussistanne
Jusseistanne
illative
Jussiinne
Jusseihinne
adessive
Jussillanne
Jusseillanne
ablative
Jussiltanne
Jusseiltanne
allative
Jussillenne
Jusseillenne
essive
Jussinanne
Jusseinanne
translative
Jussiksenne
Jusseiksenne
abessive
Jussittanne
Jusseittanne
instructive
comitative
—Jusseinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jussinsa
Jussinsa
accusative
nom.
Jussinsa
Jussinsa
gen.
Jussinsa
genitive
Jussinsa
Jussiensa
partitive
Jussiaan Jussiansa
Jussejaan Jussejansa
inessive
Jussissaan Jussissansa
Jusseissaan Jusseissansa
elative
Jussistaan Jussistansa
Jusseistaan Jusseistansa
illative
Jussiinsa
Jusseihinsa
adessive
Jussillaan Jussillansa
Jusseillaan Jusseillansa
ablative
Jussiltaan Jussiltansa
Jusseiltaan Jusseiltansa
allative
Jussilleen Jussillensa
Jusseilleen Jusseillensa
essive
Jussinaan Jussinansa
Jusseinaan Jusseinansa
translative
Jussikseen Jussiksensa
Jusseikseen Jusseiksensa
abessive
Jussittaan Jussittansa
Jusseittaan Jusseittansa
instructive
comitative
—Jusseineen Jusseinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Jussila (surnames)
* Jussinniemi
* jussinparta
* jussipaita
* maajussi
* pupujussi

#### Statistics

* Jussi is the 29th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 17,860 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,347 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
* The surname Jussi belongs to 66 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.