Behind the Name: krisjanisliepins's Personal Name List

Aalto

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: AHL-to

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From Finnish aalto meaning "wave". A famous bearer was Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976).

Aaltonen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: AHL-to-nehn

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From Finnish aalto meaning "wave".

Hämäläinen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: HA-ma-lay-nehn

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Derived from the region in southern Finland known as Häme, also called Tavastia.

Harmaajärvi

Usage: Finnish

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Means "grey lake" in Finnish.

Heikki

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: HAYK-kee

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From the given name Heikki.

Heikkilä

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: HAYK-kee-la

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From the given name Heikki with the suffix -lä indicating a place.

Heikkinen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: HAYK-kee-nehn

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From the given name Heikki.

Järvi

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: YAR-vee

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Means "lake" in Finnish.

Järvinen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: YAR-vee-nehn

Rating: 60% based on 2 votes

Derived from Finnish järvi meaning "lake". It is one of the most common surnames in Finland.

Jokela

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: YO-keh-lah

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Derived from Finnish joki "river".

Jokinen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: YO-kee-nehn

Derived from Finnish joki "river".

Korhonen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: KOR-ho-nehn

Possibly from archaic Finnish korho meaning "deaf, hard of hearing". This is the most common surname in Finland.

Koskinen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: KOS-kee-nehn

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Derived from Finnish koski meaning "rapids".

Kulmala

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: KOOL-mah-lah

From Finnish kulma meaning "corner" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Laakkonen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: LAHK-ko-nehn

Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Niklas.

Laaksonen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: LAHK-so-nehn

Derived from Finnish laakso meaning "valley".

Lahti

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: LAHH-tee

Means "bay, cove" in Finnish.

Laine

Usage: Finnish, Estonian

Pronounced: LIE-neh

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Means "wave" in Finnish and Estonian.

Laukkanen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: LOWK-kah-nehn

From a nickname for a person who took big steps, from Finnish laukka meaning "canter, gallop".

Lehtinen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: LEHH-tee-nehn

Derived from Finnish lehti meaning "leaf".

Lehtonen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: LEHH-to-nehn

Derived from Finnish lehto meaning "grove, small forest".

Linna

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: LEEN-nah

Rating: 70% based on 1 vote

Means "castle" in Finnish. A famous namesake is Väinö Linna (1920-1992), Finnish author of The Unknown Soldier.

Mäkelä

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: MA-keh-la

Means "the place of the hill" in Finnish.

Mäkinen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: MA-kee-nehn

Derived from Finnish mäki meaning "hill".

Martikainen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: MAHR-tee-kie-nehn

From a diminutive of the given name Martti.

Mustonen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: MOOS-to-nehn

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Derived from Finnish musta meaning "black".

Niemi

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: NEE-mee

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Means "peninsula, cape" in Finnish.

Nieminen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: NEE-mee-nehn

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Derived from Finnish niemi meaning "peninsula, cape".

Nurmi

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: NOOR-mee

Means "meadow, field" in Finnish. It was the surname of the athlete Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973).

Pajari

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: PAH-yah-ree

Means "boyar", the Finnish form of the Russian noble title боярин (boyarin).

Partanen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: PAHR-tah-nehn

Derived from Finnish parta meaning "beard".

Pekkanen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: PEHK-kah-nehn

Derived from the given name Pekka.

Peura

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: PEW-rah

Means "deer" in Finnish.

Räikkönen

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: RAY-KəNEN

Ranta

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: RAHN-tah

Originally indicated a person who lived near the shore, from Finnish ranta meaning "shore, beach".

Rautio

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: ROW-tee-o

Means "smith" in Finnish.