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Salonen
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Finnish
Etymology
From fi salo deep forest nen wilderness. Attested since the 16th century, originally in South Karelia. Later attested in the coming centuries also in other regions, developing from e.g. farm names. but became common during the adoption (in Western Finland) and Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Finnish landscape
Declension
Salo a
Related terms
fi Salo
fi Salomaa
fi Salovaara
Statistics
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