Sirkku

The female name Sirkku has Finnish roots and is regarded as a variant of the name Sirkka. In German, the meaning of the name can be translated as 'the sprout', 'the cricket', or 'the tit'.

What does the name Sirkku mean?

Sirkku is a Finnish name for girls and is often considered a spelling variation of Sirkka. It means in German 'the sprout', 'the cricket', or 'the tit'. The origins of the name lie in Finnish, where it is derived from the word sirkkalehti for 'the sprout', 'the shoot', 'the seed leaf', 'the cotyledon', and 'the germ', as well as from the word sirkka for 'the grasshopper' or 'the cricket'. Additionally, the term sirkku refers to 'the tit' or 'the bunting'. The name gained popularity through the fairy tale 'Prinsessa Lumisirkku ja kääpiöt', which corresponds to the German fairy tale 'Schneewittchen'. An alternative spelling is Sirrka.

Where does the name Sirkku come from?

The name Sirkku originates from Finnish and means 'the sprout'. It is composed of the Finnish terms sirkkalehti, which means 'the sprout', 'the shoot', 'the seed leaf', or 'the germ', as well as sirkka for 'the grasshopper' or 'the cricket' and sirkku for 'the tit' or 'the bunting'.

How do you pronounce Sirkku?

Sir-ku

When is the name day of Sirkku?

The name day of Sirkku is celebrated on October 16.

Popularity

In Switzerland, the girl's name Sirkku ranks 15,757th in the list of the most common first names, with a total of 8 bearers. The distribution is as follows: in Germany, one third of the people with the name live in Bavaria, while one third can be found in Hamburg and Thuringia. In Switzerland, the distribution is even between the cantons of Schwyz and Vaud. Currently, there are no statistical data available for Austria.

Famous people

• Sirkku (Finnish keyboardist)