Aili is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Sami Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...

and

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n female given name, with the pronunciation ɪliː It is the Finnish variation of the name Helga, via the Sami Áile, deriving ultimately from ''heilagr'', meaning "holy", or "blessed". Ailikki is a diminutive. Aili has also been used as an anglicised spelling of

Eilidh Eilidh (); is a Scottish Gaelic feminine given name. Although it is the equivalent of Ellie, it is usually anglicized as Helen. Persons with the name include: * Eilidh Barbour, Scottish television presenter *Eilidh Doyle, British track and field ...

, in this case with the pronunciation ɪli Eilidh is a diminutive for Eilionoir, the Scottish version of

Eleanor Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introd ...

. The meaning of Eleanor is disputed, but the theory most supported by evidence is that it is derived from the Old Germanic name Adenorde, via the Provençal Alienor. Aili can also be considered a diminutive for various names, such as

Aileen Aileen is a feminine given name. Its common used in Ireland. It comes from the Turkish name Aylin, which means "Halo of the moon". Notable people with the name include: * Aileen Adams (born 1923), British consultant anaesthetist *Aileen Allen (1 ...

. Some notable bearers of the name Aili: *

Aili Alliksoo Aili Alliksoo (since 1980 Aili Kägu; born 9 July 1959) is an Estonian athletics competitor. She was born in Kiviõli. In 1977 she graduated from Tallinn sport school (TSIK), and 1983 Tallinn Pedagogical Institute in Russian language and literatur ...

(born 1959), Estonian sprinter and hurdler *

Aili Jõgi Aili Jõgi (''née'' Aili Jürgenson; 24 May 1931 – 9 August 2017) was an Estonian schoolgirl who on the night of 8 May 1946, together with her school friend Ageeda Paavel, blew up a Soviet War reburial monument (a wooden memorial topped with ...

(born 1931), Estonian patriot *

Aili Keskitalo Aili Keskitalo (born 29 October 1968) is a Norwegian Sami politician representing the Norwegian Sámi Association (NSR), who has served as the president of the Sami Parliament for three terms, from 2005 to 2007, 2013 to 2016 and 2017 to 2021. Pri ...

(born 1968), Norwegian-Sami politician, president of the

Sami Parliament of Norway Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...

Aili Siiskonen Aili Siiskonen (9 February 1907 in Mikkeli – 15 January 1983) was a Finnish journalist, civil servant and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1958 to 1962 and from 1966 to 1970. She was at first a member of the Soci ...

(1907–1983), Finnish journalist, civil servant and politician *

Aili M. Tripp Aili Mari Tripp (born 24 May 1958) is a Finnish and American political scientist, currently the Wangari Maathai Professor of Political Science and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Education and early career Trip ...

(born 1958), Finnish-American political scientist *

Aili Vahtrapuu Aili Vahtrapuu (born 26 January 1950) is an Estonian sculptor. In 1980 she graduated from the Estonian State Art Institute. In 2007 Vahtrapuu was awarded a PhD by Sorbonne University. Vahtrapuu was a professor at Tallinn University in Estonia in ...

(born 1950), Estonian sculptor *

Aili Vint Aili Vint (born 25 April 1941 in Rakvere) is an Estonian graphic designer and painter. In 1967, she graduated from Estonian State Art Institute. 1964–1970, she was a member of ANK '64. Since 1970, she is a freelance artist. Awards * 1994: K ...

(born 1941), Estonian artist

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