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Kuhmo
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English
Proper noun
en Q939771en town/and/municipality r/Kainuu c/Finland.
Translations
town
Finnish: fi Kuhmo
Swedish: sv Kuhmo n
Anagrams
en hkmou hokum khoum
Finnish
Etymology
Probably from fi Kuhmoinen, fi Kuhmalainen, the surname of an early settler, in turn named after the town (of fi Kuhmoinen) in Pirkanmaa. The surname passed onto a farm name, then onto a peninsula, and from there onto the town.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Kuhmo Q939771
fi before 1937 Kuhmoniemi
Declension
internal Kuhmo Kuhmossa
Kuhm o a sg
Derived terms
fi kuhmolainen
Descendants
1 en Kuhmo
1 sv Kuhmo
References