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Sulkava.

a municipality of Southern Savonia, Finland

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈsulkɑʋɑ/[ˈs̠ulkɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  1. a municipality of Southern Savonia, Finland

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  2. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

From sulkava (“a kind of fish”), originally used in names for bodies of water (in the case of the Savonian town, perhaps from the original name of a nearby rapid). The surname is from 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.