Finnish
Etymology
From German Wendela, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel- (“a Wend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋenlɑ/, [ˈʋe̞nlɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -enlɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ven‧la
- Hyphenation(key): Ven‧la
Proper noun
Venla
- a female given name
Usage notes
- Rare until it became known as the name of a character in the first Finnish novel, Seven Brothers (1870) by Aleksis Kivi. Popular in the 2000s.
Declension
| Inflection of Venla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Venla
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Venlat
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| genitive
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Venlan
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Venlojen
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| partitive
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Venlaa
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Venloja
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| illative
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Venlaan
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Venloihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Venla
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Venlat
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| accusative
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nom.
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Venla
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Venlat
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| gen.
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Venlan
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| genitive
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Venlan
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Venlojen
Venlain rare
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| partitive
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Venlaa
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Venloja
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| inessive
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Venlassa
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Venloissa
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| elative
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Venlasta
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Venloista
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| illative
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Venlaan
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Venloihin
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| adessive
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Venlalla
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Venloilla
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| ablative
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Venlalta
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Venloilta
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| allative
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Venlalle
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Venloille
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| essive
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Venlana
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Venloina
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| translative
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Venlaksi
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Venloiksi
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| abessive
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Venlatta
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Venloitta
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| instructive
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—
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Venloin
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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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Venlani
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Venlani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Venlani
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Venlani
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| gen.
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Venlani
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| genitive
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Venlani
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Venlojeni
Venlaini rare
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| partitive
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Venlaani
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Venlojani
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| inessive
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Venlassani
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Venloissani
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| elative
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Venlastani
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Venloistani
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| illative
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Venlaani
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Venloihini
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| adessive
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Venlallani
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Venloillani
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| ablative
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Venlaltani
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Venloiltani
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| allative
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Venlalleni
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Venloilleni
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| essive
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Venlanani
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Venloinani
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| translative
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Venlakseni
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Venloikseni
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| abessive
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Venlattani
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Venloittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Venloineni
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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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Venlasi
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Venlasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Venlasi
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Venlasi
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| gen.
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Venlasi
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| genitive
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Venlasi
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Venlojesi
Venlaisi rare
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| partitive
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Venlaasi
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Venlojasi
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| inessive
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Venlassasi
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Venloissasi
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| elative
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Venlastasi
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Venloistasi
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| illative
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Venlaasi
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Venloihisi
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| adessive
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Venlallasi
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Venloillasi
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| ablative
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Venlaltasi
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Venloiltasi
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| allative
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Venlallesi
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Venloillesi
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| essive
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Venlanasi
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Venloinasi
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| translative
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Venlaksesi
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Venloiksesi
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| abessive
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Venlattasi
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Venloittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Venloinesi
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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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Venlamme
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Venlamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Venlamme
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Venlamme
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| gen.
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Venlamme
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| genitive
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Venlamme
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Venlojemme
Venlaimme rare
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| partitive
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Venlaamme
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Venlojamme
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| inessive
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Venlassamme
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Venloissamme
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| elative
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Venlastamme
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Venloistamme
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| illative
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Venlaamme
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Venloihimme
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| adessive
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Venlallamme
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Venloillamme
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| ablative
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Venlaltamme
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Venloiltamme
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| allative
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Venlallemme
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Venloillemme
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| essive
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Venlanamme
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Venloinamme
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| translative
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Venlaksemme
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Venloiksemme
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| abessive
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Venlattamme
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Venloittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Venloinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Venlanne
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Venlanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Venlanne
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Venlanne
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| gen.
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Venlanne
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| genitive
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Venlanne
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Venlojenne
Venlainne rare
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| partitive
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Venlaanne
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Venlojanne
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| inessive
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Venlassanne
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Venloissanne
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| elative
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Venlastanne
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Venloistanne
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| illative
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Venlaanne
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Venloihinne
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| adessive
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Venlallanne
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Venloillanne
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| ablative
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Venlaltanne
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Venloiltanne
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| allative
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Venlallenne
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Venloillenne
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| essive
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Venlananne
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Venloinanne
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| translative
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Venlaksenne
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Venloiksenne
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| abessive
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Venlattanne
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Venloittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Venloinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Venlansa
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Venlansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Venlansa
|
Venlansa
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| gen.
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Venlansa
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| genitive
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Venlansa
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Venlojensa
Venlainsa rare
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| partitive
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Venlaansa
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Venlojaan
Venlojansa
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| inessive
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Venlassaan
Venlassansa
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Venloissaan
Venloissansa
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| elative
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Venlastaan
Venlastansa
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Venloistaan
Venloistansa
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| illative
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Venlaansa
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Venloihinsa
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| adessive
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Venlallaan
Venlallansa
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Venloillaan
Venloillansa
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| ablative
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Venlaltaan
Venlaltansa
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Venloiltaan
Venloiltansa
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| allative
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Venlalleen
Venlallensa
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Venloilleen
Venloillensa
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| essive
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Venlanaan
Venlanansa
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Venloinaan
Venloinansa
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| translative
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Venlakseen
Venlaksensa
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Venloikseen
Venloiksensa
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| abessive
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Venlattaan
Venlattansa
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Venloittaan
Venloittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Venloineen
Venloinensa
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Statistics
- Venla is the 82nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 9,349 female individuals (and as a middle name to 936 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
See also
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