Lohja

Finnish Etymology Named after the lake Lohja, which may derive from a contraction of fi *Lohijärvi (fi lohi + fi järvi) > fi *Lohjää > fi Lohja, or from dialectal fi lohja, fi lohjake, fi lohjakka slow, incapable; large, bulky, stiff through bynames/nicknames. Alternatively, it may have first referred to a waterway into which Lake Lohja flows, and might be from a contraction equivalent to fi lohi + fi oja, but through Estonian.Rahkonen, Pauli. Suomeen suuntautuneiden nimistövirtausten monimuotoisuus. Muinaistutkija 1/2021. p. 27 Pronunciation Proper noun fi town/and/municipality r/Uusimaa c/Finland Declension external Lohja Lohjalla Lohj a sg Derived terms fi lohjalainen fi compounds Karjalohja Descendants 1 sv Lojo References