Given name & surname

Kinnunen

“skinner”

Kinnunen is a surname from Old Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kinnunen goes back to Old Swedish skinnare, meaning “skinner.”

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Where it comes from

Kinnunen comes from Old Swedish.

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How it developed

From Old Swedish skinnare (“skinner”), from Old Swedish skinn.

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Similar names

If you love Kinnunen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Swedish

Kiilunen

Kiilunen is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Kakkinen

“tun, cask”

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Swedish

Kasanen

Kasanen is a surname, possibly from Old Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Kettinen

Kettinen is a surname from Old Danish, ultimately from Old Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Katainen

“plait”

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Russian

Karppinen

“a trader of the Hanseatic League; a German”

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Swedish

Kutvonen

Kutvonen is a surname, probably from Old Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

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Swedish

Kälviäinen

“to dry up, shrivel up”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Kinnunen’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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