Pirkkola

Finnish fi: Etymology fi Pirkko la toponym, a probably mistaken translation of the Swedish name sv Britas as containing the female name sv Brita which corresponds to fi Pirkko in Finnish (both are diminutives of the same Swedish name). The Swedish name is however unlikely to derive from a female given name, as farms were rarely named after women (when they were, they were usually named after widows). The etymology of the Swedish name is not certain, although it may contain a hypothetical word sv *betare, an occupational noun derived from sv beta to pickle/tan leather. Pronunciation Proper noun fi quarter city/Helsinki Declension sg Pirkkol a internal References