Given name & surname · also Swedish

Kajaani

Kajaani is a surname, probably from Swedish, ultimately from Russian. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kajaani probably comes from Swedish, and ultimately from Russian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Probably from Swedish Kajaneborg, from Russian каяний.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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