Kauhanen.
a Finnish surname
Meaning & usage
a Finnish surname
Where this word comes from
kauha- + -nen. There are multiple possible origins, including kauha (“scoop, ladle”) (in reference to a shape of e.g. a body of water) and the onomatopoeic verb kauhaa (in reference to rushing water), both of which would have been adopted from toponyms. A third possible origin is a byname Kauha, Kauhu (~ kauhea (“terrible”), kauhu; perhaps originally "pale").
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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.