Salmi

salmi salmì Finnish Etymology From fi salmi strait, sound. As a surname, developed from an earlier byname or nickname, which is attested since the 16th century. The surname only became common during the adoption (in Western Finland) and Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The name of the town in Karelia is due to it containing a strait (between the mainland and islands belonging to the same parish).fi 2018 Lehikoinen, Laila Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet Kotimaisten kielten keskus 34 978-952-5446-93-7 https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk55/Antreasta_Ayrapaahan.pdf Pronunciation Proper noun fi Finnish landscape fi uncountable A town in Russian Karelia. Any of a number of small places in Finland. Declension surname names of small places Salm a town in Karelia sg Salm a Related terms fi Salmela fi Salminen Statistics dvv_20250813 7278 70 References Anagrams fi ailms islam limsa fi Towns Villages Italian it: Pronunciation Proper noun m-p it biblical Psalms Anagrams it ailms Lisma slami it Books of the Bible