Etymology
From varma (“sure, certain, confident”) at the end of the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrmɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rmɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrmɑ
- Syllabification(key): Var‧ma
Proper noun
Varma (rare)
- a female given name
- a male given name
2015, Raija Oranen, Hirmuinen mies, Teos, →ISBN, page 34:— Mitä sinä naurat? Anna valpastui, työnsi puurolautasen sivuun ja alkoi siistiä pojan leukaa ja poskia.
— Sitä vain, kun panivat sille yhdelle samaan aikaan syntyneelle nimeksi Kai. Paasikivi mylvähti uuden naurunpuuskan. — Minä sanoin, että minun poikani ei ole kai Paasikivi, vaan Varma Paasikivi.- — What are you laughing at? Anna grew vigilant, pushed the plate of porridge aside and began to clean the boy's jaw and cheeks.
— I just meant that they named one of the ones born around the same time Kai. Paasikivi bellowed into another laugh. — I told you that my son isn't kai (“probably”) Paasikivi, but Varma Paasikivi.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the nickname
Usage notes
- The given name was officially defined as female in 1947.
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of Varma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) |
nominative |
Varma |
Varmat |
genitive |
Varman |
Varmojen |
partitive |
Varmaa |
Varmoja |
illative |
Varmaan |
Varmoihin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Varma |
Varmat |
accusative |
nom. |
Varma |
Varmat |
gen. |
Varman |
genitive |
Varman |
Varmojen Varmainrare |
partitive |
Varmaa |
Varmoja |
inessive |
Varmassa |
Varmoissa |
elative |
Varmasta |
Varmoista |
illative |
Varmaan |
Varmoihin |
adessive |
Varmalla |
Varmoilla |
ablative |
Varmalta |
Varmoilta |
allative |
Varmalle |
Varmoille |
essive |
Varmana |
Varmoina |
translative |
Varmaksi |
Varmoiksi |
abessive |
Varmatta |
Varmoitta |
instructive |
— |
Varmoin |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Varmani |
Varmani |
accusative |
nom. |
Varmani |
Varmani |
gen. |
Varmani |
genitive |
Varmani |
Varmojeni Varmainirare |
partitive |
Varmaani |
Varmojani |
inessive |
Varmassani |
Varmoissani |
elative |
Varmastani |
Varmoistani |
illative |
Varmaani |
Varmoihini |
adessive |
Varmallani |
Varmoillani |
ablative |
Varmaltani |
Varmoiltani |
allative |
Varmalleni |
Varmoilleni |
essive |
Varmanani |
Varmoinani |
translative |
Varmakseni |
Varmoikseni |
abessive |
Varmattani |
Varmoittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— |
Varmoineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Varmasi |
Varmasi |
accusative |
nom. |
Varmasi |
Varmasi |
gen. |
Varmasi |
genitive |
Varmasi |
Varmojesi Varmaisirare |
partitive |
Varmaasi |
Varmojasi |
inessive |
Varmassasi |
Varmoissasi |
elative |
Varmastasi |
Varmoistasi |
illative |
Varmaasi |
Varmoihisi |
adessive |
Varmallasi |
Varmoillasi |
ablative |
Varmaltasi |
Varmoiltasi |
allative |
Varmallesi |
Varmoillesi |
essive |
Varmanasi |
Varmoinasi |
translative |
Varmaksesi |
Varmoiksesi |
abessive |
Varmattasi |
Varmoittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— |
Varmoinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Varmamme |
Varmamme |
accusative |
nom. |
Varmamme |
Varmamme |
gen. |
Varmamme |
genitive |
Varmamme |
Varmojemme Varmaimmerare |
partitive |
Varmaamme |
Varmojamme |
inessive |
Varmassamme |
Varmoissamme |
elative |
Varmastamme |
Varmoistamme |
illative |
Varmaamme |
Varmoihimme |
adessive |
Varmallamme |
Varmoillamme |
ablative |
Varmaltamme |
Varmoiltamme |
allative |
Varmallemme |
Varmoillemme |
essive |
Varmanamme |
Varmoinamme |
translative |
Varmaksemme |
Varmoiksemme |
abessive |
Varmattamme |
Varmoittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— |
Varmoinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Varmanne |
Varmanne |
accusative |
nom. |
Varmanne |
Varmanne |
gen. |
Varmanne |
genitive |
Varmanne |
Varmojenne Varmainnerare |
partitive |
Varmaanne |
Varmojanne |
inessive |
Varmassanne |
Varmoissanne |
elative |
Varmastanne |
Varmoistanne |
illative |
Varmaanne |
Varmoihinne |
adessive |
Varmallanne |
Varmoillanne |
ablative |
Varmaltanne |
Varmoiltanne |
allative |
Varmallenne |
Varmoillenne |
essive |
Varmananne |
Varmoinanne |
translative |
Varmaksenne |
Varmoiksenne |
abessive |
Varmattanne |
Varmoittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— |
Varmoinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
Varmansa |
Varmansa |
accusative |
nom. |
Varmansa |
Varmansa |
gen. |
Varmansa |
genitive |
Varmansa |
Varmojensa Varmainsarare |
partitive |
Varmaansa |
Varmojaan Varmojansa |
inessive |
Varmassaan Varmassansa |
Varmoissaan Varmoissansa |
elative |
Varmastaan Varmastansa |
Varmoistaan Varmoistansa |
illative |
Varmaansa |
Varmoihinsa |
adessive |
Varmallaan Varmallansa |
Varmoillaan Varmoillansa |
ablative |
Varmaltaan Varmaltansa |
Varmoiltaan Varmoiltansa |
allative |
Varmalleen Varmallensa |
Varmoilleen Varmoillensa |
essive |
Varmanaan Varmanansa |
Varmoinaan Varmoinansa |
translative |
Varmakseen Varmaksensa |
Varmoikseen Varmoiksensa |
abessive |
Varmattaan Varmattansa |
Varmoittaan Varmoittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— |
Varmoineen Varmoinensa |
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Statistics
- The given name Varma belongs to 28 male individuals (and as a middle name to 25 more), and also belongs to 19 female individuals (and as a middle name to 20 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Varma belongs to 37 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.