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Kivi.

a Finnish surname from landscape, notably of the first Finnish novelist Aleksis Kivi

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkiʋi/[ˈk̟iʋi]
  1. a Finnish surname from landscape, notably of the first Finnish novelist Aleksis Kivi

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Where this word comes from

From kivi (“stone”), mostly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often as a translation of Swedish surnames containing the word sten (“stone”). However, the surname has been attested since at least 1550.

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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.