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Kela.

a Finnish surname

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkelɑ/[ˈk̟e̞lɑ̝]
  1. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

Possibly from a nickname/byname based on kela (“crank”) (like kelaveivi (“crank-foot(ed)”)), or from the Old Swedish given name Kæli (genitive Kæla).

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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.