Kokkola

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From kokko (eagle) +‎ -la.[1] The name of the town is derived through Kokkolahti, the bay on the shores of which Kokkola was founded.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkokːolɑ/, [ˈko̞kːo̞lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -okːolɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Kok‧ko‧la

Proper noun

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Kokkola

  1. A town in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland.
  2. a Finnish surname

Declension

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  • (town): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Kokkola" is Kokkolassa.
Inflection of Kokkola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Kokkola Kokkolat
genitive Kokkolan Kokkoloiden
Kokkoloitten
partitive Kokkolaa Kokkoloita
illative Kokkolaan Kokkoloihin
singular plural
nominative Kokkola Kokkolat
accusative nom. Kokkola Kokkolat
gen. Kokkolan
genitive Kokkolan Kokkoloiden
Kokkoloitten
Kokkolain rare
partitive Kokkolaa Kokkoloita
inessive Kokkolassa Kokkoloissa
elative Kokkolasta Kokkoloista
illative Kokkolaan Kokkoloihin
adessive Kokkolalla Kokkoloilla
ablative Kokkolalta Kokkoloilta
allative Kokkolalle Kokkoloille
essive Kokkolana Kokkoloina
translative Kokkolaksi Kokkoloiksi
abessive Kokkolatta Kokkoloitta
instructive Kokkoloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kokkola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kokkolani Kokkolani
accusative nom. Kokkolani Kokkolani
gen. Kokkolani
genitive Kokkolani Kokkoloideni
Kokkoloitteni
Kokkolaini rare
partitive Kokkolaani Kokkoloitani
inessive Kokkolassani Kokkoloissani
elative Kokkolastani Kokkoloistani
illative Kokkolaani Kokkoloihini
adessive Kokkolallani Kokkoloillani
ablative Kokkolaltani Kokkoloiltani
allative Kokkolalleni Kokkoloilleni
essive Kokkolanani Kokkoloinani
translative Kokkolakseni Kokkoloikseni
abessive Kokkolattani Kokkoloittani
instructive
comitative Kokkoloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kokkolasi Kokkolasi
accusative nom. Kokkolasi Kokkolasi
gen. Kokkolasi
genitive Kokkolasi Kokkoloidesi
Kokkoloittesi
Kokkolaisi rare
partitive Kokkolaasi Kokkoloitasi
inessive Kokkolassasi Kokkoloissasi
elative Kokkolastasi Kokkoloistasi
illative Kokkolaasi Kokkoloihisi
adessive Kokkolallasi Kokkoloillasi
ablative Kokkolaltasi Kokkoloiltasi
allative Kokkolallesi Kokkoloillesi
essive Kokkolanasi Kokkoloinasi
translative Kokkolaksesi Kokkoloiksesi
abessive Kokkolattasi Kokkoloittasi
instructive
comitative Kokkoloinesi

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • Kokkola is the 1687th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 508 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
  2. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN