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Jaala.

A former municipality in Kymenlaakso, Finland; now part of Kouvola.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈjɑːlɑ/[ˈjɑ̝ːlɑ̝]

  1. A former municipality in Kymenlaakso, Finland; now part of Kouvola.

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  2. A village in the municipality of Kouvola.

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  3. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

Possibly by elision from earlier *Jaanula, *Jaanila (originally as a farm name), potentially from a vernacular form of Johannes + -la.

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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.