Kotka.
Kotka (a city and municipality of the Kymenlaakso region, in southern Finland)
Meaning & usage
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.
Aquila (constellation)
Where this word comes from
Calque of New Latin Aquila.
a Finnish surname transferred from the nickname
Where this word comes from
< kotka (“eagle”), probably an old anthroponym
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