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Also known as Pentti (given name), Pentti (first name)

Pentti is a Finnish male given name and a surname, a form of Bengt (Swedish for Benedict). Pentti was a very popular name in 1920–1950's. In 1924–1953 it was given to more than 1000 boys in Finland every year.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
male given name
Said to be same as
Bengt
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language of work or name
Finnish
native label
Pentti
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
P530
Cologne phonetics
162
Caverphone
PNT111
Commons category
Pentti (given name)
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  • R–Z
  • Surname
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Pentti is a Finnish male given name and a surname, a form of Bengt (Swedish for Benedict). Pentti was a very popular name in 1920–1950's. In 1924–1953 it was given to more than 1000 boys in Finland every year.

The name Pentti is also used in fiction and music.

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