Lapua

English Proper noun en Q6023en town/and/municipality r/South Ostrobothnia c/Finland. Translations town Finnish: fi Lapua Swedish: sv Lappo n Anagrams en aalpu Palau Paula Finnish fi: Etymology Two theories exist, neither of which can be considered certain. According to Lars Huldén, the name derives from the name of an old village fi Leppo (or specifically vernacular forms of that name like fi Lapu) located at the mouth of the river Lapua, which in turn has been named after the village. The modern town is then named after the river, possibly through fi *Lapujoki/fi *Lapuoja > fi Lapua. fi Lapu appears to be a vernacular form of a medieval given name attested as und Labbe, und Lave, the origin of which is unclear. According to Viljo Nissilä, fi Lapua derives from Old Swedish gmq-osw Lappa ā, gmq-osw Lapu ā (literally, the Lappa/Lapu river), named after the Sami (see fi lappalainen). Pronunciation Proper noun fi Lapua Q6023 Declension external Lapua Lapualla Lapu a sg Derived terms fi lapualainen fi compounds Lapuanjoki lapuanliike References Anagrams fi aalpu Palau Paula lupaa paalu palau paula pulaa