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Antrea
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Finnish
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Etymology
From a Karelian vernacular form of fi Andreas, the name of Andrew the Apostle Saint Andrew, the patron saint of the Jääski parish where the town is located.fi 1965 Jäntti, Yrjö A. Haavio, Martti Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto W. Söderström 446 17 (Pylkkänen-Roine) Also probably partially from the (nearby) place name fi Anterniemi, fi Antrealanniemi, ultimately of the same origin (through the given name).fi 2018 Lehikoinen, Laila Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet Kotimaisten kielten keskus 6 978-952-5446-93-7 https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk55/Antreasta_Ayrapaahan.pdf Compare the sv Sankt Andree (probably from a Finnish form). In Finnish, towns named after individuals are often left as is. Compare the near-by fi Mikkeli from St Michael, fi Pietari St Petersburg and fi Loviisa.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kamennogorsk former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia
Declension
sg Antre a
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