Surname

Vyyryläinen

“lighthouse”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Vyyryläinen possibly goes back to Swedish fyr, meaning “lighthouse.”

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Where it comes from

Vyyryläinen possibly comes from Swedish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Finnish usage, Vyyryläinen as a surname developed from Fyr.

Vyyryläinen’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Vyyryläinen as a surname developed from the Swedish form Fyr.

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Swedish

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German

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German

Verronen

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Swedish

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Swedish

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German

Astikainen

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Swedish

Taavitsainen

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