# Aili
## Estonian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Aili.

### Proper noun

Aili
* a female given name

#### Related terms

* Aile

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Northern Sami Áile (formerly also spelled Aili) first recorded in Lapland in the 17th century, also in the diminutive form Ailitza; possibly an equivalent of English Helga or Alice, or of Norwegian Eili. Taken up by Finnish speakers at the end of the 19th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑi̯li/, [ˈɑ̝i̯li]
* Rhymes: -ɑili
* Hyphenation: Ai‧li

### Proper noun

Aili
* a female given name
** 1887, Matti Kurikka, Aili: Näytelmä viidessä näytöksessä, Wickström ja kumpp, page 71:Älkää ymmärtäkö väärin, rouva Hartin, tytärtänne. Aili neiti tarkoittaa vaan hyvää. Eikö teistä itsestännekin tunnu tarpeettomalta valvoa niin älykkään immen käytöstä, kuin Aili on.Don't misunderstand your daughter, Mrs. Martin. Miss Aili only means well. Don't you yourself think too that it seems unnecessary to supervise the behavior of such an intelligent virgin maiden like Aili?
** 1897, Maila Talvio, Aili: romaani, Werner Söderström, page 51:Surumielinen, haikea ilme ei väisty hänen kasvoiltaan. Hän on Aili, Kaarilan tytär.Her face kept its solemn, gloomy expression. She was Aili, Kaarila's daughter.

#### Usage notes

* Popular in Finland in early 20th century.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Aili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ailini
Ailini
accusative
nom.
Ailini
Ailini
gen.
Ailini
genitive
Ailini
Ailieni
partitive
Ailiani
Ailejani
inessive
Ailissani
Aileissani
elative
Ailistani
Aileistani
illative
Ailiini
Aileihini
adessive
Ailillani
Aileillani
ablative
Aililtani
Aileiltani
allative
Aililleni
Aileilleni
essive
Ailinani
Aileinani
translative
Ailikseni
Aileikseni
abessive
Ailittani
Aileittani
instructive
comitative
—Aileineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ailisi
Ailisi
accusative
nom.
Ailisi
Ailisi
gen.
Ailisi
genitive
Ailisi
Ailiesi
partitive
Ailiasi
Ailejasi
inessive
Ailissasi
Aileissasi
elative
Ailistasi
Aileistasi
illative
Ailiisi
Aileihisi
adessive
Ailillasi
Aileillasi
ablative
Aililtasi
Aileiltasi
allative
Ailillesi
Aileillesi
essive
Ailinasi
Aileinasi
translative
Ailiksesi
Aileiksesi
abessive
Ailittasi
Aileittasi
instructive
comitative
—Aileinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ailimme
Ailimme
accusative
nom.
Ailimme
Ailimme
gen.
Ailimme
genitive
Ailimme
Ailiemme
partitive
Ailiamme
Ailejamme
inessive
Ailissamme
Aileissamme
elative
Ailistamme
Aileistamme
illative
Ailiimme
Aileihimme
adessive
Ailillamme
Aileillamme
ablative
Aililtamme
Aileiltamme
allative
Ailillemme
Aileillemme
essive
Ailinamme
Aileinamme
translative
Ailiksemme
Aileiksemme
abessive
Ailittamme
Aileittamme
instructive
comitative
—Aileinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ailinne
Ailinne
accusative
nom.
Ailinne
Ailinne
gen.
Ailinne
genitive
Ailinne
Ailienne
partitive
Ailianne
Ailejanne
inessive
Ailissanne
Aileissanne
elative
Ailistanne
Aileistanne
illative
Ailiinne
Aileihinne
adessive
Ailillanne
Aileillanne
ablative
Aililtanne
Aileiltanne
allative
Ailillenne
Aileillenne
essive
Ailinanne
Aileinanne
translative
Ailiksenne
Aileiksenne
abessive
Ailittanne
Aileittanne
instructive
comitative
—Aileinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ailinsa
Ailinsa
accusative
nom.
Ailinsa
Ailinsa
gen.
Ailinsa
genitive
Ailinsa
Ailiensa
partitive
Ailiaan Ailiansa
Ailejaan Ailejansa
inessive
Ailissaan Ailissansa
Aileissaan Aileissansa
elative
Ailistaan Ailistansa
Aileistaan Aileistansa
illative
Ailiinsa
Aileihinsa
adessive
Ailillaan Ailillansa
Aileillaan Aileillansa
ablative
Aililtaan Aililtansa
Aileiltaan Aileiltansa
allative
Aililleen Ailillensa
Aileilleen Aileillensa
essive
Ailinaan Ailinansa
Aileinaan Aileinansa
translative
Ailikseen Ailiksensa
Aileikseen Aileiksensa
abessive
Ailittaan Ailittansa
Aileittaan Aileittansa
instructive
comitative
—Aileineen Aileinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Ailio

#### Related terms

* Aila

#### Statistics

* Aili is the 177th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,664 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,998 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## Walloon
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛ.ˈli/

### Proper noun

Aili
* a female given name