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Keitele.

a municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkei̯teleˣ/[ˈk̟e̞i̯t̪e̞le̞(ʔ)]
  1. a municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland

Where this word comes from

From a farm name, which may have been named after the lake, despite the fact that the town and lake are located at least 10 km (6 mi) away.

name/ˈkei̯teleˣ/[ˈk̟e̞i̯t̪e̞le̞(ʔ)]
  1. a lake in Finland

Where this word comes from

An amalgamation (blend) of keidas (dialectally also "isthmus") and dialectal ketvel, ketvele (“narrow isthmus”), and thus the lake is named after a particular isthmus (possibly referring to a peninsula that is now called Niininiemi, or an isthmus now called Temintaipale). First attested as Keijttel in 1552.

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