Surname

Lankinen

“long”

Lankinen is a surname from Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lankinen goes back to Proto-Germanic *langaz, meaning “long.”

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Where it comes from

Lankinen comes from Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lankinen’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Lankinen as a surname has a related form in LANKI.

Walk Lankinen’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Germanic

Launonen

“reward”

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Germanic

Littunen

Littunen is a surname, possibly from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Germanic

Lautiainen

Lautiainen is a surname from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Old Frisian

Auvinen

Auvinen is a surname, possibly from Germanic, ultimately from Old Frisian. It is used in Finnish.

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Germanic

Landín

“to dare”

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Germanic

Lanfranchi

“free in one's land”

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Germanic

Latikka

Latikka is a surname from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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>99% girls

Germanic

Landolfo

“land” · “wolf”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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