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Masala
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masala
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
The place name is translated from fi sv Masaby, in which the former part derives from a vernacular form (such as gmq-osw Mase, gmq-osw Masi) of sv Mats/sv Matts or sv Mattias; the latter part is sv by village, thus literally something like Matts' village. The surname could derive as a Fennicized form of the surname sv Masalin. fi Masa -la toponym.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi village town/Kirkkonummi c/Finland
fi uncommon fi Finnish
Declension
Masal a
References
Further reading
Masala at DVV (Digital and Population Data Services Agency)
Masala at Sotasampo (war deaths from 1939-45)
Italian
it:
Etymology
Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost settlement in Sardinia.
Proper noun
mfbysense
it Sardinian
Further reading
masala
Anagrams
it aaalms La Masa