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Karhula.

A former municipality in Finland, merged with Kotka in 1977.

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɑrhulɑ/[ˈkɑ̝rhulɑ̝]
  1. A former municipality in Finland, merged with Kotka in 1977.

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  2. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

karhu + -la. The surname derives from place names; perhaps through uses of Karhu (karhu (“bear”)) as an old given name. The name of the municipality derives from a farm name of the same origin.

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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.