Surname

Kuusamo

“young spruce”

Kuusamo is a surname, possibly from Karelian. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kuusamo possibly goes back to a word meaning “young spruce.”

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Where it comes from

Kuusamo possibly comes from Karelian.

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How it developed

Built from Finnish kuusi + as + mo.

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