Juha

See also: juha

English

Proper noun

Juha

1. Alternative form of Joha.

Translations

Joha — see Joha

Finnish

Etymology

A short form of Juhani and Juhana (“John”). Popularized in part by the novel Juha (1911) by Juhani Aho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuhɑ/, [ˈjuɦɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ju‧ha
• Hyphenation^(key): Ju‧ha

Proper noun

Juha

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• Popular in mid-twentieth century, temporarily replacing Juho. A common first part of compound names such as Juha-Pekka and Juha-Matti.

Declension

Inflection of Juha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Juha	Juhat
genitive		Juhan	Juhien
partitive		Juhaa	Juhia
illative		Juhaan	Juhiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Juha	Juhat
accusative	nom.	Juha	Juhat
	gen.	Juhan
genitive		Juhan	Juhien Juhain rare
partitive		Juhaa	Juhia
inessive		Juhassa	Juhissa
elative		Juhasta	Juhista
illative		Juhaan	Juhiin
adessive		Juhalla	Juhilla
ablative		Juhalta	Juhilta
allative		Juhalle	Juhille
essive		Juhana	Juhina
translative		Juhaksi	Juhiksi
abessive		Juhatta	Juhitta
instructive		—	Juhin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Juha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Juhani Juhani accusative nom. Juhani Juhani gen. Juhani genitive Juhani Juhieni Juhaini rare partitive Juhaani Juhiani inessive Juhassani Juhissani elative Juhastani Juhistani illative Juhaani Juhiini adessive Juhallani Juhillani ablative Juhaltani Juhiltani allative Juhalleni Juhilleni essive Juhanani Juhinani translative Juhakseni Juhikseni abessive Juhattani Juhittani instructive — — comitative — Juhineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Juhasi Juhasi accusative nom. Juhasi Juhasi gen. Juhasi genitive Juhasi Juhiesi Juhaisi rare partitive Juhaasi Juhiasi inessive Juhassasi Juhissasi elative Juhastasi Juhistasi illative Juhaasi Juhiisi adessive Juhallasi Juhillasi ablative Juhaltasi Juhiltasi allative Juhallesi Juhillesi essive Juhanasi Juhinasi translative Juhaksesi Juhiksesi abessive Juhattasi Juhittasi instructive — — comitative — Juhinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Juhamme Juhamme accusative nom. Juhamme Juhamme gen. Juhamme genitive Juhamme Juhiemme Juhaimme rare partitive Juhaamme Juhiamme inessive Juhassamme Juhissamme elative Juhastamme Juhistamme illative Juhaamme Juhiimme adessive Juhallamme Juhillamme ablative Juhaltamme Juhiltamme allative Juhallemme Juhillemme essive Juhanamme Juhinamme translative Juhaksemme Juhiksemme abessive Juhattamme Juhittamme instructive — — comitative — Juhinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Juhanne Juhanne accusative nom. Juhanne Juhanne gen. Juhanne genitive Juhanne Juhienne Juhainne rare partitive Juhaanne Juhianne inessive Juhassanne Juhissanne elative Juhastanne Juhistanne illative Juhaanne Juhiinne adessive Juhallanne Juhillanne ablative Juhaltanne Juhiltanne allative Juhallenne Juhillenne essive Juhananne Juhinanne translative Juhaksenne Juhiksenne abessive Juhattanne Juhittanne instructive — — comitative — Juhinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Juhansa Juhansa accusative nom. Juhansa Juhansa gen. Juhansa genitive Juhansa Juhiensa Juhainsa rare partitive Juhaansa Juhiaan Juhiansa inessive Juhassaan Juhassansa Juhissaan Juhissansa elative Juhastaan Juhastansa Juhistaan Juhistansa illative Juhaansa Juhiinsa adessive Juhallaan Juhallansa Juhillaan Juhillansa ablative Juhaltaan Juhaltansa Juhiltaan Juhiltansa allative Juhalleen Juhallensa Juhilleen Juhillensa essive Juhanaan Juhanansa Juhinaan Juhinansa translative Juhakseen Juhaksensa Juhikseen Juhiksensa abessive Juhattaan Juhattansa Juhittaan Juhittansa instructive — — comitative — Juhineen Juhinensa

Derived terms

• Juhala

compounds

• Juha-Matti
• Juha-Pekka

Statistics

• Juha is the most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 43,276 male individuals (and as a middle name to 9,058 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• haju