List of first generation Finnish Tatar names
This is a list of first generation Finnish Tatar names. The list contains male Tatar names, which were used in Finland by Tatars who were born in the villages of Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, especially Aktuk, during the second half of 19th century. They were Mishar Tatars who settled in Finland in the late 1800s and early 1900s. According to researcher Antero Leitzinger, certain names may be missing from the list. The spelling of the names also varies. Some names were used both as first names and surnames. As their surnames, these Tatar men  usually used either the name of their father or grandfather. Most of them removed the Russian suffixes, such as "-off/ov", around the time of independence of Finland (1917). The Tatars in Finland used the Arabic script before adopting the Latin script. This transition started in 1930s. Surnames. The most common surnames among the Finnish Tatar community in 1970 were: Samaletdin, Bedretdin, Ali, Saadetdin, Hairetdin, Ainetdin, Hamidulla/Hamidullen, Schakir, Hasan, Arifulla/Arifullen, Sadik, Alkara, Asis, Beshar, Osman, Nisametdin, Fethulla and Wafin.