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Pelkonen.

a Finnish surname

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpelkonen/[ˈpe̞lko̞ne̞n]
  1. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

Pelko + -nen, from a pre-Christian name Pelko(i), probably from pelko (“fear, dread”), likely understood as “fearsome”.

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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.