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Meilahti.

a neighborhood of Helsinki

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmei̯ˌlɑhti/[ˈme̞i̯ˌlɑ̝xt̪i]
  1. a neighborhood of Helsinki

Where this word comes from

Mei- + lahti (“bay”); from the byname/nickname of Meil-Bengt Jakobsson, who owned a farm called Mejlans in the area. Mejlans remains the Swedish name for the neighborhood today. The byname/nickname may be in reference to Meilby, a village around what is now Seutula. The Meil- part may be an anthroponym (Middle Low German Meile).

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