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Kuru.

A former municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland; now part of Ylöjärvi.

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkuru/[ˈkuru]

  1. A former municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland; now part of Ylöjärvi.

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  2. A village in the municipality of Ylöjärvi.

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  3. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

From kuru (“long, narrow strait; gorge”). As a surname, from place names. The name of the place in Pirkanmaa describes its location, and might derive via a farm name Kurunlahti (with lahti).

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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.