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Kälkäjä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Possibly from Sami kielga (boreal forest with lichen).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkælkæjæ/, [ˈk̟ælk̟æjæ]
  • Rhymes: -ælkæjæ
  • Hyphenation(key): Käl‧kä‧jä

Proper noun

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Kälkäjä

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension

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Possessive forms of Kälkäjä (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

Statistics

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  • Kälkäjä is the 2352nd (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 345 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