Pura

See also: pura, purā, -pura, and púra

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from a North Germanic name starting with Bor, Bur (e.g. Old Swedish Bore) or as a byname/nickname from dialectal pura, purikka (“bull calf”) (probably from pura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurɑ/, [ˈpurɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Pu‧ra

Proper noun

Pura

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Pura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Pura	Purat
genitive		Puran	Purien
partitive		Puraa	Puria
illative		Puraan	Puriin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pura	Purat
accusative	nom.	Pura	Purat
	gen.	Puran
genitive		Puran	Purien Purain rare
partitive		Puraa	Puria
inessive		Purassa	Purissa
elative		Purasta	Purista
illative		Puraan	Puriin
adessive		Puralla	Purilla
ablative		Puralta	Purilta
allative		Puralle	Purille
essive		Purana	Purina
translative		Puraksi	Puriksi
abessive		Puratta	Puritta
instructive		—	Purin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Purani Purani accusative nom. Purani Purani gen. Purani genitive Purani Purieni Puraini rare partitive Puraani Puriani inessive Purassani Purissani elative Purastani Puristani illative Puraani Puriini adessive Purallani Purillani ablative Puraltani Puriltani allative Puralleni Purilleni essive Puranani Purinani translative Purakseni Purikseni abessive Purattani Purittani instructive — — comitative — Purineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Purasi Purasi accusative nom. Purasi Purasi gen. Purasi genitive Purasi Puriesi Puraisi rare partitive Puraasi Puriasi inessive Purassasi Purissasi elative Purastasi Puristasi illative Puraasi Puriisi adessive Purallasi Purillasi ablative Puraltasi Puriltasi allative Purallesi Purillesi essive Puranasi Purinasi translative Puraksesi Puriksesi abessive Purattasi Purittasi instructive — — comitative — Purinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Puramme Puramme accusative nom. Puramme Puramme gen. Puramme genitive Puramme Puriemme Puraimme rare partitive Puraamme Puriamme inessive Purassamme Purissamme elative Purastamme Puristamme illative Puraamme Puriimme adessive Purallamme Purillamme ablative Puraltamme Puriltamme allative Purallemme Purillemme essive Puranamme Purinamme translative Puraksemme Puriksemme abessive Purattamme Purittamme instructive — — comitative — Purinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Puranne Puranne accusative nom. Puranne Puranne gen. Puranne genitive Puranne Purienne Purainne rare partitive Puraanne Purianne inessive Purassanne Purissanne elative Purastanne Puristanne illative Puraanne Puriinne adessive Purallanne Purillanne ablative Puraltanne Puriltanne allative Purallenne Purillenne essive Purananne Purinanne translative Puraksenne Puriksenne abessive Purattanne Purittanne instructive — — comitative — Purinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Puransa Puransa accusative nom. Puransa Puransa gen. Puransa genitive Puransa Puriensa Purainsa rare partitive Puraansa Puriaan Puriansa inessive Purassaan Purassansa Purissaan Purissansa elative Purastaan Purastansa Puristaan Puristansa illative Puraansa Puriinsa adessive Purallaan Purallansa Purillaan Purillansa ablative Puraltaan Puraltansa Puriltaan Puriltansa allative Puralleen Purallensa Purilleen Purillensa essive Puranaan Puranansa Purinaan Purinansa translative Purakseen Puraksensa Purikseen Puriksensa abessive Purattaan Purattansa Purittaan Purittansa instructive — — comitative — Purineen Purinensa

Derived terms

• Puranen

 

Statistics

• Pura is the 5743^rd (tied with 33 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 121 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.