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Kannus.

a town and municipality of Central Ostrobothnia, Finland

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɑnːus/[ˈkɑ̝nːus̠]
  1. a town and municipality of Central Ostrobothnia, Finland

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  2. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

From kannus (literally “spur”). As a place name, kannus has often been used to refer a smaller island next to another island or a peninsula, and the town in Central Ostrobothnia likely also refers to such (now within the nearby municipality of Lohtaja, later Kokkola). As a surname, probably originally a byname/nickname, or from place names.

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