Finnish

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Etymology

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käivärä +‎ -inen, through place names[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkæi̯ʋæræi̯nen/, [ˈk̟æi̯ʋæˌræi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Syllabification(key): Käi‧vä‧räi‧nen

Proper noun

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Käiväräinen

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension

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Possessive forms of Käiväräinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Statistics

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  • Käiväräinen is the 7866th (tied with 84 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 81 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN