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Panu

“urbane; related to the city”

masculineLatin script

[ˈpɑ̝nu] · Finnish

Origin: Latin
2 language contexts: Finnish Thao
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Panu

Panu is a masculine given name documented in Finnish and Thao. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Urbanus. It is a form of Urbanus, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “urbane; related to the city”.

Latin origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “urbane; related to the city”

A vernacular form of Latin Urbanus, also associated with obsolete Finnish panu (“fire, flame”).

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: UrbanusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Panu is used

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countries in our sources

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Selected country

Finland

Statistics + language records

Finland, 2026: 2,346 male (rank 232). Documented as a given name in Finnish.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Panu

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 2,346; people; Rank #232
Peak year: 2026; 2,346 people

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Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Panu in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	2,346	232	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Panu” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q11886623CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Chinese Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: UrbanusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Panu

Latin origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “urbane; related to the city”

A vernacular form of Latin Urbanus, also associated with obsolete Finnish panu (“fire, flame”).

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: UrbanusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Panu is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Panu’s connections around the world.

1 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Finland

Statistics + language records

Finland, 2026: 2,346 male (rank 232). Documented as a given name in Finnish.

Explore Finland

1 of 1 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Panu

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 2,346; people; Rank #232
Peak year: 2026; 2,346 people

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Panu in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	2,346	232	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q11886623CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Chinese Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: PanuCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: UrbanusCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Panu

Latin origin

Where Panu is used

Across borders

Finland

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Panu

Latin origin

Where Panu is used

Across borders

Finland

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page