Estonian Name Generator
Real Estonian first names and nature surnames
Generate authentic Estonian names, from traditional given names like Jaan, Kadri, Toomas, and Liis to modern favourites like Rasmus and Eliise, plus nature-based surnames such as Tamm, Saar, Sepp, and Mägi and well-known Estonians for reference.
About Estonian names
Estonian is a Finnic language, not a Slavic or Baltic one, so Estonian names sound closer to Finnish than to Latvian or Russian: lots of double vowels (Liis, Toomas, Tiiu, Aare), the letters õ, ä, ö, and ü (Tõnu, Kärt, Ülle, Õie), and no grammatical gender. Most surnames date only from the 1820s and 30s, when Baltic-German landowners required peasants to register family names, and many people chose words from the landscape. That is why the commonest Estonian surnames are Tamm (oak), Saar (island), Sepp (smith), Mägi (hill), Kask (birch), Kukk (rooster), Rebane (fox), Ilves (lynx), Pärn (linden), and Koppel (paddock). Women's surnames do not change form.
First names come in clear generational bands. People born before the war carry Leida, Salme, Hilja, Endla, Ilmar, Enn, and Vambola. The Soviet-era generation is Andres, Priit, Margus, Urmas, Tarmo, Kadri, Piret, Katrin, and Anneli. Since independence in 1991 parents have favoured international-sounding names spelled the Estonian way: Rasmus, Oskar, Robin, Sofia, Mia, Eliise, and Mirtel, alongside revivals like Kaia and Kertu.
The list gives single names, realistic full names, and notable Estonians such as Arvo Pärt, Kersti Kaljulaid, and Ott Tänak so you can hear how first and last names actually combine. Also here: farm-era names (Aadu, Miina), trade and patronymic surnames (Rätsep, Jakobson), animal surnames (Kotkas), and compounds (Kivimägi).
How to choose Estonian names
- Pair era-appropriate names: Leida is a grandmother, Kadri Mägi is her daughter, Eliise Kuusik is the granddaughter.
- Nature surnames are the most typical; if you want a name that reads unmistakably Estonian, choose Tamm, Saar, Kask, Mägi, or Rebane.
- Keep the double vowels; Toomas, Liis, and Tiiu are not typos, and shortening them makes the names look Finnish or German.
- Estonian has no gender in grammar, so surnames stay the same for men and women, and some first names like Kai and Rain are used for either.
- Avoid Russian-style patronymics (Ivanovich) unless the character belongs to Estonia's Russian-speaking minority, which is a distinct naming tradition.
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common Estonian surnames?
Tamm (oak), Saar (island), Sepp (smith), Mägi (hill), and Kask (birch) are the top five, followed by Kukk, Rebane, Ilves, Pärn, and Koppel. Nearly all are Estonian nature or occupation words.
How do you pronounce Estonian names?
Stress falls on the first syllable, doubled vowels are held longer, and õ is a sound between "uh" and "eu". Jüri is "YEW-ri", Tõnu is "TUH-nu", Kadri is "KAHD-ri", and Rebane is "REH-bah-neh".
Are Estonian names similar to Finnish names?
Yes, they share Finnic roots and many names appear in both languages (Aino, Kalev, Mari, Toomas versus Finnish Tuomas), but Estonian surnames are usually short nature words while Finnish ones tend to end in -nen or -la.
Do Estonian women change their surnames?
Unlike Latvian or Lithuanian, Estonian surnames have no feminine ending, so Kaia Kanepi and her brother would both be Kanepi. Many women keep their own surname after marriage or hyphenate.
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All 1,000 Estonian names
A: 121 names
- A. H. Tammsaare
- Aadam
- Aadam Orav
- Aade
- Aadu
- Aadu Rätsep
- Aap
- Aare
- Aasa
- Adele
- Ado
- Ado Kotkas
- Aet
- Age
- Agnes
- Agnes Jakobson
- Ago
- Agu
- Agu Kasesalu
- Ahti
- Ahti Heinla
- Ahti Mäesalu
- Ahto
- Aigar
- Aigi
- Aili
- Aimar
- Aime
- Ain
- Aino
- Aire
- Airi
- Aita
- Aivar
- Aivar Rebane
- Aive
- Aive Pajula
- Aivo
- Aksel
- Aksel Raudoja
A, continued
- Alar
- Albert
- Albert Rüütel
- Aleks
- Aleksander
- Aleksei
- Alfred
- Alfred Saks
- Alice
- Alice Pääsuke
- Aliide
- Aliide Jürgenson
- Allan
- Alma
- Alo
- Alviine
- Alviine Ööbik
- Amalie
- Amalie Simson
- Anastasia
- Ando
- Ando Raudsik
- Andreas
- Andreas Tammaru
- Andrei
- Andres
- Andres Sepp
- Andrus
- Andrus Kallas
- Andrus Veerpalu
- Anett Kontaveit
- Anette
- Angela
- Anita
- Anna
- Anna Kotkas
- Anna-Liisa
- Anna-Maria
- Annabel
- Anne
A, continued
- Anne-Mai
- Anneli
- Annely
- Anni
- Anni Vares
- Annika
- Anti
- Anti Vaher
- Ants
- Anu
- Anu Koppel
- Arabella
- Ardo
- Are
- Argo
- Argo Kalda
- Armin
- Armin Männiste
- Arne
- Arno
- Arnold
- Arnold Tihane
- Aron
- Artur
- Arved
- Arved Kiisk
- Arvi
- Arvo
- Arvo Pärt
- Asko
- Asta
- Asta Jürisson
- Astrid
- Ats
- Ats Lehtla
- August
- August Sõber
- Ave
- Aveli
- Aveli Peterson
- Avo
B: 11 names
- Benita
- Benita Nugis
- Berit
- Bernhard
- Bernhard Jürgenson
- Berta
- Berta Johanson
- Betti
- Birgit
- Brita
- Bruno
D: 5 names
- Dagmar
- Daniel
- Diana
- Doris
- Doris Oja-Kõrgesaar
E: 94 names
- Ebe
- Ebe Kull
- Eda
- Edgar
- Edgar Kägu
- Edith
- Edith Lind
- Eduard
- Eduard Varblane
- Eerik
- Eero
- Eero Kaljurand
- Eeva
- Eeva Truu
- Eevi
- Egert
- Egert Puusepp
- Egle
- Egle Sepp-Uusküla
- Egon
- Eha
- Eha Lepik
- Eiki
- Einar
- Einar Järvela
- Eino
- Eino Ojaveer
- Eleri
- Elfriede
- Eliise
- Eliise Kuusik
- Elina
- Elina Nechayeva
- Elis
- Elisabeth
- Ella
- Ella Sikk
- Ellen
- Elli
- Elli Susi
- Ello
- Ello Kuningas
- Elmar
- Elmo
- Elmo Kaljuste
- Elo
- Elo Metsoja
E, continued
- Els
- Els Tihane
- Elsa
- Elsa Nahkur
- Elvi
- Elvi Vint
- Elviira
- Elviira Tilk
- Emili
- Emma
- Endel
- Endel Koger
- Endla
- Endrik
- Ene
- Eneli
- Eneli Mägi-Niitsoo
- Enn
- Enno
- Epp
- Erich
- Erich Jakobson
- Erik
- Erika
- Erika Lammas
- Erki
- Erki Koppel
- Erki Nool
- Erko
- Erle
- Ermo
- Erna
- Erna Madisson
- Ernst
- Ernst Haug
- Ervin
- Ervin Ahven
- Ester
- Eugen
- Eugen Pääsuke
- Eva-Lotta
- Eva-Maria
- Evald
- Evald Mihkelson
- Eve
- Evelin
- Evi
F: 5 names
- Feliks
- Feliks Martinson
- Ferdinand
- Ferdinand Tõnisson
- Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
G: 17 names
- Gea
- Georg
- Georg Adamson
- Gerd Kanter
- Gerda
- Gerli
- Gert
- Getter
- Gregor
- Grete
- Grete Teder
- Grete-Liis
- Guido
- Guido Randma
- Gunnar
- Gunnar Laansoo
- Gustav
H: 64 names
- Halliki
- Hando
- Hando Kass
- Hanna
- Hanna-Liisa
- Hannes
- Hannes Rand
- Hanno
- Hanno Mutt
- Hans
- Harald
- Harald Anderson
- Hardi
- Hardi Valk
- Harri
- Hedi
- Hedvig
- Heidi
- Heigo
- Heigo Kivimägi
- Heiki
- Heino
- Heiti
- Heiti Räim
- Heldur
- Heldur Lind
- Hele
- Hele Kurg
- Hele-Riin
- Helen
- Helen Kruus
- Heleri
H, continued
- Helgi
- Heli
- Helina
- Helju
- Helju Hiir
- Helle
- Helmi
- Helmi Hanson
- Helmut
- Helve
- Hendrik
- Henn
- Henn Rähn
- Henri
- Herbert
- Herbert Karlson
- Herman
- Herman Luts
- Hermiine
- Hermiine Kiisk
- Herta
- Herta Jaanson
- Hiie
- Hiie Randoja
- Hilda
- Hilda Mihkelson
- Hilja
- Hillar
- Hille
- Hindrek
- Hindrek Kingsepp
- Hugo
I: 41 names
- Ida
- Ida Martinson
- Igor
- Iiris
- Illimar
- Illimar Mänd
- Ilmar
- Ilme
- Ilme Kivimägi
- Ilona
- Ilse
- Imbi
- Imre
- Indrek
- Indrek Lepik
- Inge
- Ingel
- Ingmar
- Ingmar Toom
- Ingrid
- Ingvar
- Ingvar Kirsipuu
- Inna
- Innar
- Innar Randla
- Irene
- Irene Salumäe
- Irina
- Irja
- Irma
- Irma Kivistik
- Isabel
- Ita Ever
- Ivar
- Ivar Kivisild
- Ivi
- Ivi Meriste
- Ivika
- Ivika Maripuu
- Ivo
- Ivo Lill
J: 49 names
- Jaagup
- Jaagup Mölder
- Jaak
- Jaak Joala
- Jaan
- Jaan Kross
- Jaan Tallinn
- Jaan Tamm
- Jaana
- Jaano
- Jaanus
- Jaanus Tamm
- Jakob
- Jakob Jänes
- Janar
- Jane
- Jane Tammemägi
- Janek
- Janika
- Janne
- Janne Paluoja
- Janno
- Janno Meriküll
- Jarek
- Jarmo
- Jarmo Nõmmik
- Jasper
- Joel
- Johanna
- Johanna Juhanson
- Johannes
- Johannes Kurg
- Joonas
- Joonas Pihlak
- Joosep
- Jörgen
- Juhan
- Julia
- Julius
- Julius Madisson
- Jürgen
- Jürgen Aasmäe
- Jüri
- Jüri Vips
- Juta
- Juula
- Juula Hunt
- Juuli
- Juuli Kingsepp
K: 111 names
- Kaarel
- Kaarel Ilves
- Kaari
- Kadi
- Kadi Kivi
- Kadi-Liis
- Kadri
- Kadri Mägi
- Kadri-Ann
- Kai
- Kaia
- Kaia Kanepi
- Kaidi
- Kaido
- Kaie
- Kaili
- Kaili Jõgi
- Kaimar
- Kaimar Jürimäe
- Kaire
- Kairi
- Kairi Saar
- Kaisa
- Kaisa Ahven
- Kaja
- Kaja Kallas
- Kalev
- Kalev Lepp
- Kaljo
- Kalju
- Kalle
- Kalle Lasn
- Kalle Nõmm
- Kalmer
- Kalmer Kivimäe
- Karel
- Karin
- Karin Kangur
- Karina
- Karl
- Karl-Erik
- Karl-Martin
- Karmen
- Karmo
- Karola
- Karola Lepik-Arumäe
- Karoliina
- Karoliina Õunapuu
- Kärt
- Kärt Kallas
- Kaspar
- Kaspar Kütt
- Katariina
- Kati
- Kätlin
K, continued
- Katre
- Katre Kalda
- Katrin
- Katrin Oja
- Kaupo
- Kaupo Heinsaar
- Kaur
- Kaur Tamme
- Keili
- Keiti
- Keiu
- Kelly
- Kelly Sildaru
- Kenneth
- Kenneth Jalakas
- Kerli
- Kerli Kõiv
- Kerli Kütt
- Kersti
- Kersti Kaljulaid
- Kert
- Kerttu
- Kertu
- Kevin
- Killu
- Kirke
- Kirke Laas
- Koidu
- Koidu Laanemets
- Koit
- Konstantin Päts
- Krista
- Kristel
- Kristel Mägi
- Kristen
- Kristi
- Kristiina
- Kristiina Ilves
- Kristiina Uibo
- Kristina
- Kristina Šmigun-Vähi
- Kristjan
- Kristjan Jaak Peterson
- Kristjan Põder
- Kristo
- Kristofer
- Kristofer Tuulik
- Krõõt
- Krõõt Kokk
- Kuldar
- Külli
- Külliki
- Kunnar
- Kuno
- Kustas
- Kustas Müürsepp
L: 64 names
- Lagle
- Lagle Nurmsalu
- Laine
- Laur
- Laur Härm
- Laura
- Laura Nõmm
- Laura-Liisa
- Lauri
- Lauri Männik
- Lauris
- Lea
- Leelo
- Leelo Tamm
- Leena
- Leho
- Lehte
- Lehte Ojasoo
- Leida
- Leili
- Leili Järvekülg
- Lembe
- Lembit
- Lenna
- Lennart
- Lennart Meri
- Lennart Põld
- Leo
- Leonhard
- Leonhard Antson
- Lii
- Liia
L, continued
- Liidia
- Liina
- Liine
- Liine Siig
- Liis
- Liis Kukk
- Liisa
- Liisbet
- Liisbet Viira
- Liisi
- Liisi Roos
- Liisu
- Liivi
- Lilian
- Lille
- Linda
- Linnar
- Lisandra
- Lisanna
- Lisette
- Loore
- Loreida
- Loreida Sinijärv
- Lotta
- Loviise
- Loviise Luts
- Luise
- Luise Adamson
- Lukas
- Luule
- Ly
- Lydia Koidula
M: 122 names
- Maali
- Maarika
- Maarja
- Maarja Raudsepp
- Maarja-Liis
- Madis
- Madis Kaasik
- Madis Uibo
- Madli
- Madli Mölder
- Magda
- Magda Kaljumäe
- Magnus
- Mai-Liis
- Maia
- Maido
- Maido Salumets
- Maie
- Maie Toots
- Maigi
- Maigi Tamm-Uustalu
- Maila
- Mailis
- Maimu
- Maire
- Mairold
- Mait
- Mait Rohtla
- Malle
- Malve
- Manivald
- Manivald Sipelgas
- Mare
- Marek
- Maret
- Marge
- Marge Liiv
- Margit
- Margo
- Margo Rannik
M, continued
- Margot
- Margot Rebane-Ilumäe
- Margus
- Margus Vaher
- Mari
- Mari Saar
- Mari-Leen
- Mari-Liis
- Maria
- Maria Haug
- Mariann
- Mariann Kadakas
- Marie
- Marie Kägu
- Marika
- Mariliis Sirel
- Marina
- Mario
- Mario Sillamaa
- Marion
- Marit
- Marje
- Marje Jõesaar
- Marju
- Marju Kask
- Markko Märtin
- Marko
- Marko Matvere
- Marko Sepp
- Markus
- Marleen
- Mart
- Märt
- Märt Hunt
- Mart Pärn
- Marta
- Marten
- Martin
- Marve
- Mati
- Mats
M, continued
- Mats Kalamees
- Mattias
- Mauno
- Meeli Kesküla
- Meelis
- Meelis Kalda
- Meeri
- Meeri Soosaar
- Meeta
- Meeta Anderson
- Mehis
- Melanie
- Melanie Sokk
- Merike
- Merike Mets
- Merilin
- Merilin Põder
- Merit
- Merit Talvik
- Merle
- Merle Lepik
- Merli
- Mia
- Mihkel
- Miia
- Miili
- Miili Jänes
- Miina
- Miina Rätsep
- Mikk
- Mikk Roosalu
- Milvi
- Minna
- Minna Orav
- Miralda
- Miralda Lillemäe
- Mirell
- Mirell Hallik
- Mirjam
- Mirtel
- Moonika
N: 12 names
- Naima
- Naima Heinsoo
- Neeme
- Neeme Kuusik
- Nele
- Nelli
- Niina
- Niina Rannamäe
- Nikolai
- Nils
- Nora
- Norman
O: 19 names
- Õie
- Õilme
- Õilme Kasemets
- Olari
- Olav
- Olav Sooäär
- Olev
- Olga
- Olga Karlson
- Oliver
- Õnne
- Oskar
- Osvald
- Osvald Hanson
- Ott
- Ott Tänak
- Ott Vares
- Otto
- Otto Jaanson
P: 33 names
- Paavo
- Pärt
- Pärtel
- Pärtel Ratasepp
- Patrick
- Paul
- Paul Keres
- Paul Kull
- Paula
- Paula Mäger
- Pauliine
- Pauliine Hirv
- Pearu
- Pearu Põldmaa
- Peep
- Peet
- Peet Sarv
- Peeter
- Peeter Rebane
- Piia
- Piia Kolk
- Piibe
- Pille
- Pille-Riin
- Pilvi
- Piret
- Piret Luik
- Piret Oja
- Priidik
- Priidu
- Priidu Kiik
- Priit
- Priit Kuusk
R: 71 names
- Ragnar
- Ragnar Klavan
- Ragne
- Rahel
- Rahel Kukk-Saarniit
- Raido
- Raido Pajusalu
- Raigo
- Raigo Lumiste
- Raili
- Raili Aas
- Raimo
- Raimo Tammeorg
- Raimond
- Rain
- Rain Vahtramäe
- Rainer
- Rait
- Rait Kuusk
- Raivo
- Ralf
- Rando
- Rasmus
- Rasmus Kangur
- Raul
- Rauno
- Rauno Oja
- Reeli
- Reeli Org
- Reelika
- Reelika Kaasik
- Reet
- Regina
- Reigo
- Reimo
R, continued
- Reimo Sooväli
- Rein
- Rein Kangro
- Reinhold
- Reinhold Hirv
- Renate
- Renate Kaseorg
- Renee
- Richard
- Richard Tomson
- Riho
- Riho Luik
- Riin
- Riina
- Riivo
- Riivo Järv
- Risto
- Risto Kaljuvee
- Rita
- Robert
- Robin
- Roland
- Roland Kits
- Rolf
- Romet
- Ronald
- Roosi
- Roosi Kuldsepp
- Rosalie
- Rosalie Tomson
- Rudolf
- Rudolf Hansen
- Ruth
- Rutt
- Ruuben
- Ruudi
S: 41 names
- Saara
- Säde
- Saima
- Salme
- Sander
- Sander Kalda
- Sandra
- Saskia
- Sebastian
- Selma
- Selma Tõnisson
- Senta
- Senta Raudla
- Sergei
- Signe
- Signe Kuusk
- Sigrid
- Sigrid Veski
- Siim
- Siim Männik
- Siiri
- Siiri Paju
- Silja
- Silja Pärn
- Sille
- Sille Lõhmus
- Silver
- Silvi
- Simmo
- Siret
- Sirje
- Sirje Kuusk
- Sirli
- Sofia
- Sten
- Sten Erik
- Sulev
- Sulev Kask
- Susanna
- Sven
- Sven Sild
T: 45 names
- Taavet
- Taavi
- Taimi
- Taimi Tammiste
- Taivo
- Tambet
- Tanel
- Tanel Padar
- Tarmo
- Tarmo Kaasik
- Tarvo
- Tarvo Allik
- Tatjana
- Tauno
- Tauri
- Tauri Ots
- Tea
- Teele
- Teele Vaher
- Teet
- Terje
- Theodor
- Theodor Oinas
- Tiia
- Tiina
- Tiina Karu
- Tiit
- Tiit Raudsepp
- Tiiu
- Timo
- Timo Teder
- Toivo
- Tõnis
- Tõnis Kukk
- Tõnn
- Tõnn Kärner
- Tõnu
- Toomas
- Toomas Hendrik Ilves
- Toomas Kask
- Toomas Kukk
- Triin
- Triin Männik
- Tuule
- Tuuli
U: 17 names
- Udo
- Udo Nugis
- Uku
- Uku Kallas
- Ülar
- Ülla
- Üllar
- Ülle
- Ülo
- Ulvi
- Ülvi
- Ulvi Lepp
- Uno
- Urmas
- Urmo
- Ursula
- Urve