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Kotka.

Kotka (a city and municipality of the Kymenlaakso region, in southern Finland)

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name/ˈkotkɑ/[ˈko̞t̪kɑ̝]
  1. Kotka (a city and municipality of the Kymenlaakso region, in southern Finland)

Where this word comes from

Named after the island (Kotkansaari) on which the city was founded in 1878, ultimately from kotka (“eagle”), possibly but not necessarily through the surname. According to SPNK, refers to nesting places used by white-tailed eagles. The name of the island is first attested as Kotkatzarij (with Finnish saari) in 1557.

name/ˈkotkɑ/[ˈko̞t̪kɑ̝]
  1. Aquila (constellation)

Where this word comes from

Calque of New Latin Aquila.

name/ˈkotkɑ/[ˈko̞t̪kɑ̝]
  1. a Finnish surname transferred from the nickname

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Where this word comes from

< kotka (“eagle”), probably an old anthroponym

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