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Kalanti.

A former municipality in Finland, merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993.

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɑlɑnti/[ˈkɑ̝lɑ̝n̪t̪i]
  1. A former municipality in Finland, merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993.

Where this word comes from

A medieval name revived in 1936, prior to which the municipality had been called Uusikirkko. Multiple theories exist: (a) possibly from a pseudo-Swedish (Kaland) or pseudo-Latin (Kalandia, Calandia) of a derivative of kala, perhaps kalainen (“with plenty of fish”); (b) possibly from a Low German place name Kalant (found in 13th century documents from Mecklenburg); (c) according to Heikkilä (2012), from an original *Kalendek (back-formed root *Kale- from Kaleva with -nne) and reborrowed through Swedish, where *Kalend > Kaland by association with land.

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