# Tapani
## Finnish
### Etymology

Medieval vernacular form (particularly in western and northern Finland) of the Vulgate Latin Stephanus, brought to Finland as a Catholic saint's name. Equivalent to English Stephen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑpɑni/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝ni]
* Rhymes: -ɑpɑni
* Hyphenation: Ta‧pa‧ni

### Proper noun

Tapani
* a male given name
** 1840, Kanteletar:2:30 Monisulhonen:Mont’ on sulhoa minulla, yks’ on Yrtti, toinen Tortti, kolmas koito Paalikkainen, neljäs Nerkko niemen päässä, viies Vinnyrin Tapani,
** 1985, Sisko Latvus, Elina, eronnut nainen, →ISBN, pages 109–110:Mitä siitä on, neljä vuottako, Janne Tapanin ristiäisistä? Niin, niin, neljä vuotta. Silloin tämä poika kastettiin Tapaniksi, isänsä mukaan. Tapani, Stefanus, sijaiskärsijä.How long has it been, four years, from when Tapani was christened, Janne? Yes yes, four years since this boy was christened Tapani after his father. Tapani, Stephanus, the surrogate victim.
** 1991, Salme Aejmelaeus, Marraskuun vuokot, Karisto, →ISBN, page 132:Pikkuveli ristittiin Kauko Tapaniksi. Äiti piti kovin Hilja Haahden kirjoista, ja yhdessä niistä oli Tapani-niminen poika, mikä antoi kimmokkeen nimelle.My little brother was christened Kauko Tapani. My mother really liked books by HIlja Haahti, and one of them had a boy named Tapani, which inspired the name.
* a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

#### Usage notes

* Used since the Middle Ages. A popular middle name today.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Tapani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapanini
Tapanini
accusative
nom.
Tapanini
Tapanini
gen.
Tapanini
genitive
Tapanini
Tapanieni Tapaneideni Tapaneitteni
partitive
Tapaniani
Tapaneitani Tapanejani
inessive
Tapanissani
Tapaneissani
elative
Tapanistani
Tapaneistani
illative
Tapaniini
Tapaneihini
adessive
Tapanillani
Tapaneillani
ablative
Tapaniltani
Tapaneiltani
allative
Tapanilleni
Tapaneilleni
essive
Tapaninani
Tapaneinani
translative
Tapanikseni
Tapaneikseni
abessive
Tapanittani
Tapaneittani
instructive
comitative
—Tapaneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapanisi
Tapanisi
accusative
nom.
Tapanisi
Tapanisi
gen.
Tapanisi
genitive
Tapanisi
Tapaniesi Tapaneidesi Tapaneittesi
partitive
Tapaniasi
Tapaneitasi Tapanejasi
inessive
Tapanissasi
Tapaneissasi
elative
Tapanistasi
Tapaneistasi
illative
Tapaniisi
Tapaneihisi
adessive
Tapanillasi
Tapaneillasi
ablative
Tapaniltasi
Tapaneiltasi
allative
Tapanillesi
Tapaneillesi
essive
Tapaninasi
Tapaneinasi
translative
Tapaniksesi
Tapaneiksesi
abessive
Tapanittasi
Tapaneittasi
instructive
comitative
—Tapaneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapanimme
Tapanimme
accusative
nom.
Tapanimme
Tapanimme
gen.
Tapanimme
genitive
Tapanimme
Tapaniemme Tapaneidemme Tapaneittemme
partitive
Tapaniamme
Tapaneitamme Tapanejamme
inessive
Tapanissamme
Tapaneissamme
elative
Tapanistamme
Tapaneistamme
illative
Tapaniimme
Tapaneihimme
adessive
Tapanillamme
Tapaneillamme
ablative
Tapaniltamme
Tapaneiltamme
allative
Tapanillemme
Tapaneillemme
essive
Tapaninamme
Tapaneinamme
translative
Tapaniksemme
Tapaneiksemme
abessive
Tapanittamme
Tapaneittamme
instructive
comitative
—Tapaneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapaninne
Tapaninne
accusative
nom.
Tapaninne
Tapaninne
gen.
Tapaninne
genitive
Tapaninne
Tapanienne Tapaneidenne Tapaneittenne
partitive
Tapanianne
Tapaneitanne Tapanejanne
inessive
Tapanissanne
Tapaneissanne
elative
Tapanistanne
Tapaneistanne
illative
Tapaniinne
Tapaneihinne
adessive
Tapanillanne
Tapaneillanne
ablative
Tapaniltanne
Tapaneiltanne
allative
Tapanillenne
Tapaneillenne
essive
Tapaninanne
Tapaneinanne
translative
Tapaniksenne
Tapaneiksenne
abessive
Tapanittanne
Tapaneittanne
instructive
comitative
—Tapaneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Tapaninsa
Tapaninsa
accusative
nom.
Tapaninsa
Tapaninsa
gen.
Tapaninsa
genitive
Tapaninsa
Tapaniensa Tapaneidensa Tapaneittensa
partitive
Tapaniaan Tapaniansa
Tapaneitaan Tapanejaan Tapaneitansa Tapanejansa
inessive
Tapanissaan Tapanissansa
Tapaneissaan Tapaneissansa
elative
Tapanistaan Tapanistansa
Tapaneistaan Tapaneistansa
illative
Tapaniinsa
Tapaneihinsa
adessive
Tapanillaan Tapanillansa
Tapaneillaan Tapaneillansa
ablative
Tapaniltaan Tapaniltansa
Tapaneiltaan Tapaneiltansa
allative
Tapanilleen Tapanillensa
Tapaneilleen Tapaneillensa
essive
Tapaninaan Tapaninansa
Tapaneinaan Tapaneinansa
translative
Tapanikseen Tapaniksensa
Tapaneikseen Tapaneiksensa
abessive
Tapanittaan Tapanittansa
Tapaneittaan Tapaneittansa
instructive
comitative
—Tapaneineen Tapaneinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Tapanainen
* tapani
* Tapanila
* Tapaninaho
* tapaninajo
* Tapaninen
* Tapaninkylä
* tapaninpäivä
* Tapaninvainio

#### Related terms

* (biblical forms) Stefanos, Stefanus
* (given names) Tahvana, Tahvo, Teppana, Teppo
* (surnames) Tahvanainen, Tapanainen, Tapaninen

#### Statistics

* Tapani is the 162nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,914 male individuals (and as a middle name to 130,687 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 5 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
* Tapani is the 2524th (tied with 7 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 318 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* apinat, ipanat, painat, patani, patina, pintaa, tapain