Toponyms of Finland information

toponyms of Finland result mainly from the legacy left by three linguistic heritages: the Finnish language (spoken as first language by about 93% of the...

study of toponyms (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is...

has an important consulting function in the shaping of Finnish language policy and choosing toponyms. On the other hand, in the Swedish language, the institute...

1980. Hansen & Olsen (2004) Ante Aikio 2007: The study of Saami substrate toponyms in Finland. Onomastica Uralica. http://mnytud.arts.klte...

etymological origin of the toponyms Sápmi (Northern Sami for 'Lapland') and Suomi (Finnish for 'Finland') and the Finnish and Sami names for the Finnish and Sami...

mentioned by the Finnish reformer Mikael Agricola in his account of what from his point of view was Finnish idolatry. A number of toponyms in Finland and surrounding...

p. 304. ISBN 978-0-9788460-6-0. Aikio, Ante. "The Study of Saami Substrate Toponyms in Finland" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November...

Finnish Ullanlinna / Swedish Ulrikasborg Finnish Vironniemi / Swedish Estnäs Finnish Ylä-Malmi / Swedish Övre Malm Languages of Finland Toponyms of Finland...

German toponyms English-translated personal names List of French exonyms French exonyms for Dutch toponyms French exonyms for German toponyms French exonyms...

municipal coat of arms. Similar toponyms nearby include Muuratsalo, Muuratjärvi, Muuramenlampi and Muuratharju. Muurame was originally a part of the Jämsä...

and toponym common to Japan, Norway, Sweden and Swedish-speaking parts of Finland. Haga may refer to: Akane Haga (2002), 12th generation member of Japanese...

Karelia became part of the Karelo-Finnish SSR. While Ladoga Karelia retained most of its original toponyms, the vast majority of toponyms in the Karelian...

This is a list of English language words derived from toponyms, followed by the place name it derives from. agate — after Achates, ancient Greek name...

and Finland. GeoJournal 33.1, 107-113. Ingria on Fire: A little-known episode of the White Movement (in Russian), including a map of Finnish toponyms. 60°28′43″N...

appears in Finnish toponyms. From Merya toponyms it can also be seen that words such as volo 'down' (Finnish: ala), vondo 'give' (Finnish: antaa) existed...

of the old Finnish toponyms in the conquered territories were renamed to invented Russian ones by the government around 1948. The Finnish toponyms of...

Estonian toponyms and even people's names are simply translated into Finnish as if they were Finnish words, creating an unlimited number of potentially...

Mikkola is a Finnish language name that can occur both as a surname and as a toponym. It may refer to: Mikkola (surname) Mikkola, Ontario, Canada Mikkola...

river, in Finnish Arms of Kontiolahti featuring a bear (kontio in Finnish), carrying a log driving pike pole referring to the importance of forestry in...

Comparing the concentration of -ham/-hem (Anglo-Saxon hām > home) toponyms in the Bessin and in the Boulonnais gives more examples of Saxon settlement. In the...

and toponyms, and in the standard binomial nomenclature of the life sciences. It goes further than romanisation, which is the transliteration of a word...

(Finland) in the west and the Vistula River (Poland) in the south. It would include the Narva culture of Estonia and the Sperrings culture in Finland,...

reconstructed from toponyms in the Arkhangelsk region, and a few words are documented by Norse travelers. Also some Saamic toponyms can also be found in...

assimilated in the mainstream Finnish population.[citation needed] The remnant of the influx can be seen in some of the toponyms in coastal Satakunta (e.g...

[ˈladəɡə]; Finnish: Laatokka [earlier in Finnish Nevajärvi]; Livvi: Luadogu; Veps: Ladog, Ladoganjärv) is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia...