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Oulainen.

a town and municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈou̯lɑi̯nen/[ˈo̞u̯lɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  1. a town and municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Where this word comes from

oula- + -inen (probably from an earlier Oulahainen), from oulu (the same word as behind Oulu). The name may have initially referred to a body of water (e.g. the rapid now called Oulaistenkoski).

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