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Liikanen.

a Finnish surname

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈliːkɑnen/[ˈliːkɑ̝ne̞n]

  1. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

liika + -nen, probably from a Germanic name. One possibility (albeit uncertain) is Old Frisian Like (diminutive of Lydike). Alternatively, from bynames/nicknames derived from liikata (“to limp”) (compare the variant Liikkanen).

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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.