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Onnela.

a Finnish surname

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈonːelɑ/[ˈo̞nːe̞lɑ̝]
  1. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

onni + -la, via farm names given at the turn of the 20th century as a good omen (toivenimi). In some individual cases, might instead be derived from onsi (in the sense “glen, dale, depression”) through place names.

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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.