Jussi

See also: jussi

Finnish

Etymology

Medieval pet form of Johannes (“John”), Juhani and related names, with full given name status since mid-twentieth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjusːi/, [ˈjus̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -usːi
• Hyphenation^(key): Jus‧si

Proper noun

Jussi

1. a male given name, and a common diminutive form of names related to Johannes
   • 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 6 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):

     TIMO. Ja tuossa makaa Juhani kuin mallassäkki.
     EERO. Voi »Poika-Jussia»!
     TIMO. Niin kutsui hän itseänsä pikku-poikana.

     TIMO: And here like a malt sack lies Juhani.
     EERO: Poor-boy Jussi!
     TIMO: That's what he called himself when he was little.

   • 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla [Under the North Star], volume 1, WSOY, page 1:

     Alussa olivat suo, kuokka — ja Jussi.

     In the beginning, there was a swamp, a mattock — and Jussi.

   • 1997, Heikki Hietamies, Sydän toivoa täynnä, Otava, →ISBN, page 131:

     —Pojasta tulee Jussi...eiks ole komee nimi, Jussi Saari, semmonen miehekäs. Se me otetaan.

     —The boy will be called Jussi...isn't it a handsome name, Jussi Saari, manly in a way. That's what we're going with.

2. The letter J in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
3. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Jussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Jussi	Jussit
genitive		Jussin	Jussien
partitive		Jussia	Jusseja
illative		Jussiin	Jusseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jussi	Jussit
accusative	nom.	Jussi	Jussit
	gen.	Jussin
genitive		Jussin	Jussien
partitive		Jussia	Jusseja
inessive		Jussissa	Jusseissa
elative		Jussista	Jusseista
illative		Jussiin	Jusseihin
adessive		Jussilla	Jusseilla
ablative		Jussilta	Jusseilta
allative		Jussille	Jusseille
essive		Jussina	Jusseina
translative		Jussiksi	Jusseiksi
abessive		Jussitta	Jusseitta
instructive		—	Jussein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jussini Jussini accusative nom. Jussini Jussini gen. Jussini genitive Jussini Jussieni partitive Jussiani Jussejani inessive Jussissani Jusseissani elative Jussistani Jusseistani illative Jussiini Jusseihini adessive Jussillani Jusseillani ablative Jussiltani Jusseiltani allative Jussilleni Jusseilleni essive Jussinani Jusseinani translative Jussikseni Jusseikseni abessive Jussittani Jusseittani instructive — — comitative — Jusseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jussisi Jussisi accusative nom. Jussisi Jussisi gen. Jussisi genitive Jussisi Jussiesi partitive Jussiasi Jussejasi inessive Jussissasi Jusseissasi elative Jussistasi Jusseistasi illative Jussiisi Jusseihisi adessive Jussillasi Jusseillasi ablative Jussiltasi Jusseiltasi allative Jussillesi Jusseillesi essive Jussinasi Jusseinasi translative Jussiksesi Jusseiksesi abessive Jussittasi Jusseittasi instructive — — comitative — Jusseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jussimme Jussimme accusative nom. Jussimme Jussimme gen. Jussimme genitive Jussimme Jussiemme partitive Jussiamme Jussejamme inessive Jussissamme Jusseissamme elative Jussistamme Jusseistamme illative Jussiimme Jusseihimme adessive Jussillamme Jusseillamme ablative Jussiltamme Jusseiltamme allative Jussillemme Jusseillemme essive Jussinamme Jusseinamme translative Jussiksemme Jusseiksemme abessive Jussittamme Jusseittamme instructive — — comitative — Jusseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jussinne Jussinne accusative nom. Jussinne Jussinne gen. Jussinne genitive Jussinne Jussienne partitive Jussianne Jussejanne inessive Jussissanne Jusseissanne elative Jussistanne Jusseistanne illative Jussiinne Jusseihinne adessive Jussillanne Jusseillanne ablative Jussiltanne Jusseiltanne allative Jussillenne Jusseillenne essive Jussinanne Jusseinanne translative Jussiksenne Jusseiksenne abessive Jussittanne Jusseittanne instructive — — comitative — Jusseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jussinsa Jussinsa accusative nom. Jussinsa Jussinsa gen. Jussinsa genitive Jussinsa Jussiensa partitive Jussiaan Jussiansa Jussejaan Jussejansa inessive Jussissaan Jussissansa Jusseissaan Jusseissansa elative Jussistaan Jussistansa Jusseistaan Jusseistansa illative Jussiinsa Jusseihinsa adessive Jussillaan Jussillansa Jusseillaan Jusseillansa ablative Jussiltaan Jussiltansa Jusseiltaan Jusseiltansa allative Jussilleen Jussillensa Jusseilleen Jusseillensa essive Jussinaan Jussinansa Jusseinaan Jusseinansa translative Jussikseen Jussiksensa Jusseikseen Jusseiksensa abessive Jussittaan Jussittansa Jusseittaan Jusseittansa instructive — — comitative — Jusseineen Jusseinensa

Derived terms

• Jussila (surnames)
• Jussinniemi
• jussinparta
• jussipaita
• maajussi
• pupujussi

Statistics

• Jussi is the 29^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 17,860 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,347 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Jussi belongs to 66 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.