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Hautala.

a Finnish surname from landscape

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhɑu̯tɑlɑ/[ˈhɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝lɑ̝]
  1. a Finnish surname from landscape

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  2. Any of a number of small places in Finland.

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Where this word comes from

hauta (“pit, trench, kiln”) + -la. The surname probably derives through farm names; place names containing hauta, likely referring to kilns used to make coal or burn tar, pits used to store food or those used to hunt animals, are most common in Ostrobothnia. However, Hautala as a surname is found more widely throughout Finland.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.