Surname · also Finnish

Rapala

Rapala is a surname from Finnish, ultimately from Polish.

Original PolishRąpała

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Rapala comes from Finnish, and ultimately from Polish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Finnish Rapala, from Polish Rąpała.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rapala’s family of names

In English usage, Rapala as a surname was borrowed from the Polish form Rąpała.

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