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Linnainen
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Finnish
Etymology
fi linna castle inen, in Vantaa probably after Zachris Topelius's book sv Gröna kammaren i Linnais gård, in which it was named after an estate in Mäntsälä. The estate in Mäntsälä, in turn, may be inspired by other similar place names, or be a folk-etymological adaptation of sv Lindnäs.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi district c/Vantaa
Declension
internal Linnainen Linnaisessa
sg Linnai a
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