Aili
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Aili is an Irish language
feminine given name
meaning "light". It also common in Scandinavia. In Finland it is pronounced I-Lee. It is a Saami name, possibly derived from Helga
. People with the name include:
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
feminine given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
meaning "light". It also common in Scandinavia. In Finland it is pronounced I-Lee. It is a Saami name, possibly derived from Helga
Helga
Helga is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany and Hungary . The name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, but appears to have died out afterwards...
. People with the name include:
- Aili (musician), Japanese musician and songwriter
- Aili JõgiAili JõgiAili Jõgi is an Estonian patriot who on the night of 8 May 1946, together with her school friend Ageeda Paavel, blew up a Soviet War reburial monument : the preceding monument to the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn.After the conquest of Estonia in 1944, the Soviet occupation authorities began...
(born 1931), Estonian patriot - Aili KeskitaloAili KeskitaloAili Keskitalo is a Norwegian Sami politician representing Norwegian Sámi Association . In 2005 she became president of the Sami Parliament of Norway, the third in its history and the first female President of any Sámi Parliament....
(born 1968), Norwegian Sami politician