Surname
Katainen
“plait”
Katainen is a surname from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
Katainen’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Katainen as a surname has a related form in Kattainen. In Greek usage, Katainen as a surname is a transliteration of Κατάινεν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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