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Sauvo.

a municipality of Southwest Finland

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈsɑu̯ʋo/[ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯w(ː)o̞]

  1. a municipality of Southwest Finland

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  2. a male given name

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Where this word comes from

Theories include derivations from an earlier *Saugo(i) (as part of *Saugonlahti), possibly somehow from saukko or derivation from older *Sago (possibly from a given name). The given name and the place name are probably related.

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