# Panu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Short form of Latin Urbanus, also associated with obsolete Finnish panu (“fire, flame”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑnu/, [ˈpɑ̝nu]
* Rhymes: -ɑnu
* Hyphenation: Pa‧nu

### Proper noun

Panu
* a male given name
** 1849, trad. / Elias Lönnrot, Kalevala, Rune 48, lines 301–302:Tulonen, jumalan luoma, Panu, poika Aurinkoisen!Fire, creation of God, Panu, son of Sun!
** 1897, Juhani Aho, Panu, WSOY, published 1947, page 15:Ja se oli tapahtunut aivan äsken, vuotta ennen kuin kuoli Kontojärven vanha pappi ja hänen sijaansa tuli tämä nykyinen, Martinus Olai eli Martti Olavinpoika nimeltään, jolloin salomaiden tietäjänä oli Korpivaaran kuuluisa Panu.And it had happened just prior, a year before the old priest in Kontojärvi died and was replaced by the current one, named Martinus Olai or Martti Olavinpoika, when the famous Panu of Korpivaara was the wise man of the deep forests.
* a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Panu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Panuni
Panuni
accusative
nom.
Panuni
Panuni
gen.
Panuni
genitive
Panuni
Panujeni
partitive
Panuani
Panujani
inessive
Panussani
Panuissani
elative
Panustani
Panuistani
illative
Panuuni
Panuihini
adessive
Panullani
Panuillani
ablative
Panultani
Panuiltani
allative
Panulleni
Panuilleni
essive
Panunani
Panuinani
translative
Panukseni
Panuikseni
abessive
Panuttani
Panuittani
instructive
comitative
—Panuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Panusi
Panusi
accusative
nom.
Panusi
Panusi
gen.
Panusi
genitive
Panusi
Panujesi
partitive
Panuasi
Panujasi
inessive
Panussasi
Panuissasi
elative
Panustasi
Panuistasi
illative
Panuusi
Panuihisi
adessive
Panullasi
Panuillasi
ablative
Panultasi
Panuiltasi
allative
Panullesi
Panuillesi
essive
Panunasi
Panuinasi
translative
Panuksesi
Panuiksesi
abessive
Panuttasi
Panuittasi
instructive
comitative
—Panuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Panumme
Panumme
accusative
nom.
Panumme
Panumme
gen.
Panumme
genitive
Panumme
Panujemme
partitive
Panuamme
Panujamme
inessive
Panussamme
Panuissamme
elative
Panustamme
Panuistamme
illative
Panuumme
Panuihimme
adessive
Panullamme
Panuillamme
ablative
Panultamme
Panuiltamme
allative
Panullemme
Panuillemme
essive
Panunamme
Panuinamme
translative
Panuksemme
Panuiksemme
abessive
Panuttamme
Panuittamme
instructive
comitative
—Panuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Panunne
Panunne
accusative
nom.
Panunne
Panunne
gen.
Panunne
genitive
Panunne
Panujenne
partitive
Panuanne
Panujanne
inessive
Panussanne
Panuissanne
elative
Panustanne
Panuistanne
illative
Panuunne
Panuihinne
adessive
Panullanne
Panuillanne
ablative
Panultanne
Panuiltanne
allative
Panullenne
Panuillenne
essive
Panunanne
Panuinanne
translative
Panuksenne
Panuiksenne
abessive
Panuttanne
Panuittanne
instructive
comitative
—Panuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Panunsa
Panunsa
accusative
nom.
Panunsa
Panunsa
gen.
Panunsa
genitive
Panunsa
Panujensa
partitive
Panuaan Panuansa
Panujaan Panujansa
inessive
Panussaan Panussansa
Panuissaan Panuissansa
elative
Panustaan Panustansa
Panuistaan Panuistansa
illative
Panuunsa
Panuihinsa
adessive
Panullaan Panullansa
Panuillaan Panuillansa
ablative
Panultaan Panultansa
Panuiltaan Panuiltansa
allative
Panulleen Panullensa
Panuilleen Panuillensa
essive
Panunaan Panunansa
Panuinaan Panuinansa
translative
Panukseen Panuksensa
Panuikseen Panuiksensa
abessive
Panuttaan Panuttansa
Panuittaan Panuittansa
instructive
comitative
—Panuineen Panuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Panula

#### Statistics

* Panu is the 230th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,364 male individuals (and as a middle name to 160 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
* The surname Panu belongs to 98 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* puna