English
Proper noun
Kajaani
- A town and municipality of Kainuu, Finland.
Synonyms
Translations
town
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 卡亞尼 / 卡亚尼 (Kǎyàní)
- Finnish: Kajaani (fi)
- Russian: Каяани (ru) (Kajaani)
- Swedish: Kajana n
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Finnish
Etymology
From the initial part of Swedish Kajaneborg, which is of the same origin as in Swedish Kajanaland (“Kainuu”), probably from Russian каяний (kajanij), каянский (kajanskij) (compare Russian Каянская земля (Kajanskaja zemlja, “Kvenland?”)), which is in some way related to Kainuu and Old Norse kvenir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑjɑːni/, [ˈkɑ̝jɑ̝ːni]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑːni
- Syllabification(key): Ka‧jaa‧ni
- Hyphenation(key): Ka‧jaa‧ni
Proper noun
Kajaani
- Kajaani (a town and municipality of Kainuu, Finland)
- a Finnish surname
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kajaani" is Kajaanissa.
| Inflection of Kajaani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Kajaani
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| genitive
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Kajaanin
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| partitive
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Kajaania
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| illative
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Kajaaniin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kajaani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kajaani
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| gen.
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Kajaanin
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| genitive
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Kajaanin
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| partitive
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Kajaania
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| inessive
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Kajaanissa
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| elative
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Kajaanista
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| illative
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Kajaaniin
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| adessive
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Kajaanilla
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| ablative
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Kajaanilta
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| allative
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Kajaanille
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| essive
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Kajaanina
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| translative
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Kajaaniksi
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| abessive
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Kajaanitta
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| instructive
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kajaanini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kajaanini
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| gen.
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Kajaanini
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| genitive
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Kajaanini
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| partitive
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Kajaaniani
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| inessive
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Kajaanissani
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| elative
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Kajaanistani
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| illative
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Kajaaniini
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| adessive
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Kajaanillani
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| ablative
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Kajaaniltani
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| allative
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Kajaanilleni
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| essive
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Kajaaninani
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| translative
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Kajaanikseni
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| abessive
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Kajaanittani
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| instructive
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kajaanisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kajaanisi
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| gen.
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Kajaanisi
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| genitive
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Kajaanisi
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| partitive
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Kajaaniasi
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| inessive
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Kajaanissasi
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| elative
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Kajaanistasi
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| illative
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Kajaaniisi
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| adessive
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Kajaanillasi
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| ablative
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Kajaaniltasi
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| allative
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Kajaanillesi
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| essive
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Kajaaninasi
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| translative
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Kajaaniksesi
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| abessive
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Kajaanittasi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kajaanimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kajaanimme
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| gen.
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Kajaanimme
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| genitive
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Kajaanimme
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| partitive
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Kajaaniamme
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| inessive
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Kajaanissamme
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| elative
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Kajaanistamme
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| illative
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Kajaaniimme
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| adessive
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Kajaanillamme
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| ablative
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Kajaaniltamme
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| allative
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Kajaanillemme
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| essive
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Kajaaninamme
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| translative
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Kajaaniksemme
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| abessive
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Kajaanittamme
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| instructive
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| comitative
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kajaaninne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kajaaninne
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| gen.
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Kajaaninne
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| genitive
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Kajaaninne
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| partitive
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Kajaanianne
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| inessive
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Kajaanissanne
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| elative
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Kajaanistanne
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| illative
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Kajaaniinne
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| adessive
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Kajaanillanne
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| ablative
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Kajaaniltanne
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| allative
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Kajaanillenne
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| essive
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Kajaaninanne
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| translative
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Kajaaniksenne
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| abessive
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Kajaanittanne
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| instructive
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kajaaninsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kajaaninsa
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| gen.
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Kajaaninsa
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| genitive
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Kajaaninsa
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| partitive
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Kajaaniaan
Kajaaniansa
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| inessive
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Kajaanissaan
Kajaanissansa
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| elative
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Kajaanistaan
Kajaanistansa
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| illative
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Kajaaniinsa
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| adessive
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Kajaanillaan
Kajaanillansa
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| ablative
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Kajaaniltaan
Kajaaniltansa
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| allative
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Kajaanilleen
Kajaanillensa
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| essive
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Kajaaninaan
Kajaaninansa
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| translative
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Kajaanikseen
Kajaaniksensa
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| abessive
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Kajaanittaan
Kajaanittansa
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| instructive
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| comitative
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Derived terms
Statistics
- The surname Kajaani belongs to 22 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
See also