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Kontula.

a Finnish surname

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkontulɑ/[ˈko̞n̪t̪ulɑ̝]

  1. a Finnish surname

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  2. a quarter in Helsinki

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Where this word comes from

kontu + -la. The surname is from place names. The place in Helsinki was named after a farm Kontula. This name was created by gardener Kosti Kajanto, who founded the farm in 1932 on land purchased from another local, larger farm.

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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.