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Karppinen
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Finnish
Etymology
Dual origins fi nen:
Especially in Western Finland, from obsolete fi karppi a trader of the Hanseatic League; a German, from fi gmq-osw garper.
Especially in Eastern Finland, from (Karelian) vernacular forms of the fi ru - saint's name ru Полика́рп.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Finnish given names
Declension
Karppi a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 6023 98
References
fi surnames from nicknames