A medieval name revived in 1936, prior to which the municipality had been called Uusikirkko. Possibly from a pseudo-Swedish (Kaland) or pseudo-Latin (Kalandia, Calandia) of a derivative of kala, perhaps kalainen (“with plenty of fish”). Alternatively possibly from a Low German place name Kalant (found in 13th century documents from Mecklenburg).[1]
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑlɑnti/, [ˈkɑ̝lɑ̝n̪t̪i]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑnti
- Syllabification(key): Ka‧lan‧ti
Kalanti
- A former municipality in Finland, merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993.
- Synonym: (before 1936) Uusikirkko Tl
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN