Surname

Malmivaara

“field used by soldiers for training”

Malmivaara is a surname from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Malmivaara goes back to a word meaning “field used by soldiers for training.”

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Where it comes from

Malmivaara comes from Swedish.

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How it developed

From Swedish Malmberg, built from Finnish malmi (“field used by soldiers for training”) + vaara.

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