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Jurva.

A former municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Kurikka.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈjurʋɑ/[ˈjurʋɑ̝]
  1. A former municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Kurikka.

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  2. A village in the municipality of Kurikka.

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  3. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

Probably from Middle Low German Jurgen, from Latin Geōrgius. Also compared with a Scandinavian given name (Old Swedish *Iurve). The name of the municipality developed from the name of a village, in turn from the name of a farm, in turn named an early owner (who had the aforementioned name).

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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.