Koivisto

Finnish thumb|Koivisto, now Primorsk, in 1934 Etymology From fi koivisto birch forest. The surname is traditionally western, although it is also found in Eastern Finland, and usually derives from place names. It was also adopted during the Fennicization of surnames in the early 20th century, but only in a small number of cases did the original Swedish surname containing the word sv björk birch. The place name (for a town now in Russia) is a kind of translation from fi sv 1 Björkö, which literally translates to birch island, but even this might not be its original meaning.fi 2018 Lehikoinen, Laila Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet Kotimaisten kielten keskus 19–20 978-952-5446-93-7 https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk55/Antreasta_Ayrapaahan.pdf Pronunciation Proper noun fi Finnish landscape fi Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast Primorsk town obl/Leningrad c/Russia ; was part of Finland until 1940 and between 1941–1944 Any of a number of villages in Finland. Declension external Primorsk Koivistolla Koivist o a Derived terms fi koivistolainen Statistics dvv_20250813 9305 41 References Further reading fi Koivisto (nimi) fi Koivisto (Leningradin alue) fi Koivisto (paikannimi) Anagrams fi iikoostv voisitko