Surname
Jokiniemi
“river”·“peninsula”
Jokiniemi is a surname from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jokiniemi is built from elements meaning “river” and “peninsula”.
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How it developed
From Swedish Ånäs, built from Finnish joki (“river”) + niemi (“peninsula”).
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