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Aino is a feminine given name used in Finland, Estonia, and Japan.
The name Aino, meaning "the only one" in Finnish, was devised by Elias Lönnrot, who compiled, from surviving oral folk sources which he had collected, the Kalevala. In this epic poem, Aino is a beautiful girl who seems to wish to drown herself rather than marry the elderly Väinämöinen. Later in the story, she is unexpectedly lost in the water while bathing in a strange, unknown lake. In the original poems, she is mentioned as "the only daughter" (ainoa tyttö).
National romanticism
During the national romantic period in Finland at the end of the 19th century the mythological name Aino was adopted as a Christian name by Fennoman activists. Among the first to be named so were Aino Järnefelt (Aino Sibelius), born 1871, Finnish opera singer Aino Ackté, born 1876, and Finnish-Estonian writer Aino Krohn (the later Aino Kallas), born 1878.
According to the Finnish Population Register Centre, over 60,000 women have been given the name. It was especially popular in the early 20th century, and the most common first name for women in the 1920s. It has returned to favor in the 21st century; it has been a popular name for girls born in Finland in recent years. Aina is a variant.
As of 1 January 2023, Aino is the 73rd most popular female name in Estonia.
Japanese use
Aino is also a feminine name in use in Japan, with different origins and different meanings depending on the combinations of kanji that are used to spell the name.
Notable people
Aino Aalto (1894–1949), Finnish architect and designer
Aino Ackté (1876–1944), Finnish opera singer
Aino Autio (1932–2022), Finnish sprinter
Aino Bach (1901–1980), Estonian artist
Aino Bergö (1915–1944), Swedish ballerina, opera singer and film actress
Aino Forsten (1885–1937), Finnish politician and educator
Aino Henssen (1925–2011), German-Finnish lichenologist and systematist
Aino Hivand (born 1947), Norwegian-Sami visual artist and children's book writer
Aino Jawo (born 1986), member of Swedish pop duo Icona Pop
Aino Jõgi (1922–2013), Estonian linguist, professor and translator
Aino Kalda (1929–2017), Estonian botanist
Aino Kallas (1878–1956), Finnish-Estonian writer
Aino Kallio-Ericsson (1917–2018), Finnish architect
Aino Kapsta (1935–2024), Estonian metalsmith and jewelry artist
Aino Karppinen (born 1997), Finnish ice hockey player
Aino Kinjō, (born 1974), Japanese professional ten-pin bowler
Aino Kishi (born 1988), Japanese actress and AV idol
Aino Kukk (1930–2006), Estonian chess player
Aino Kuusinen (1886–1970), Finnish communist
Aino Lehtokoski (1886–1949), Finnish politician
Aino Lepik von Wirén (born 1961), Estonian diplomat
Aino Lohikoski (1898–1981), Finnish actress
Aino-Eevi Lukas (1930–2019), Estonian equestrian, lawyer and politician
Aino-Maija Luukkonen (born 1958), Finnish politician
Aino Malkamäki (1894–1961), Finnish teacher and politician
Aino Malmberg (1865–1933), Finnish writer and politician
Aino Mantsas (1922–1979), Finnish actress
Aino Nykopp-Koski (born 1950), Finnish serial killer
Aino Õige (1935–2018), Estonian botanist
Aino-Kaisa Pekonen (born 1979), Finnish politician
Aino Pervik (born 1932), Estonian children's writer
Aino Puronen (born 1936), former Soviet racing cyclist
Aino Kann Rasmussen (born 1937), Danish archaeologist
Aino Runge (1926–2014), Estonian economist, consumer defender and politician
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (born 1979), Finnish cross country skier
Aino Seep (1925–1982), Estonian singer and actress
Aino Sibelius (1871–1969), wife of composer Jean Sibelius
Aino Talvi (1909–1992), Estonian actress
Aino Tamm (1864–1945), Estonian singer and vocal pedagogue
Aino Taube (1912–1990), Swedish film and theatre actress
Aino-Maija Tikkanen (1927–2014), Finnish film actress