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Korhonen
Pronunciation
/ˈkorhonen/
Language(s)
Finnish
Origin
Meaning
(uncertain, see text) and the common suffix -nen
Region of origin
Finland
Korhonen is a surname originating in Finland, where it is the most common surname.[1] The most common surname in Finland was Virtanen before 2009, when the number of people with the surname Korhonen exceeded the number of people with the surname Virtanen for the first time.[2][3]
The word korho is not used in standard Finnish, but it and words derived from it are used in some dialects, and there are also related words both in standard Finnish and in closely related languages.[4] In Karelian korhottoa means 'to be or move upright', 'to have one's head up high', 'to raise', 'to shake threateningly', 'to brandish', and 'to perk up one's ears', and korhota means 'to rise', 'to move up or upwards', 'to get up', 'to go up', 'to become wealthy', and 'to become rich'.[5][6]Kohottaa, korottaa, and kohota are the most similar words in standard Finnish.
Korho has meant 'proud', 'rich', and 'boastful' in the southern parts of Finnish Lapland, and in Satakunta and Pirkanmaa it has meant 'large man'. In some dialects it has meant 'hearing-impaired', and it seems that this meaning was most likely derived from the 'to perk up one's ears' sense of korhottaa. In some places it has meant 'slightly stupid', 'inattentive', and 'clumsy': it appears likely that these meanings were derived from the 'hearing-impaired' sense. Dialectal nouns derived from korho are, for example, korhopää from Pöytyä meaning roughly 'one with a head of upright hair', and korholaiho from Ylistaro meaning 'a crop of cereal growing upright'.[7]
The name originates from eastern Finland and is much older than its closest competitor for the title of the most common Finnish surname, Virtanen.
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^Mykkänen, Juhani & Similä, Ville: Korhoset murskaavat Virtaset. Helsingin Sanomat, 3.7.2009, pp. 6–9. (in Finnish)
^Suomen yleisin sukunimi on yhä Korhonen – perässä seuraavat Virtanen ja Mäkinen nyhjättiin aikoinaan tyhjästä MTV3, 22.11.2020 (in Finnish)
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^"korhottoa, Karjalan kielen sanakirja ("Dictionary of the Karelian language")". Institute for the Languages of Finland. (in Finnish)
^"korhota, Karjalan kielen sanakirja ("Dictionary of the Karelian language")". Institute for the Languages of Finland. (in Finnish)
^Mikkonen, Pirjo. "Nimenselitys on eri asia kuin sananselitys". Suomen sukututkimusseura. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2012. (in Finnish)
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